First report on Encephalitozoon intestinalis infection of swine in Europe

Encephalitozoon intestinalis infection of sows is reported from a pig farm in Slovakia. Spores were detected by direct microscopic visualisation in the faeces of 25 out of 27 sows (92.6%). This finding was also supported serologically by the presence of specific anti-E.intestinalis antibodies and by...

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Published in:	Acta veterinaria Hungarica (Budapest. 1983) Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 407 - 411
Main Authors:	Valencáková, Alexandra, Balent, P, Húska, M, Novotný, F, Luptáková, Lenka
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hungary Akadémiai Kiadó 01-09-2006
Subjects:	Animals Antibodies, Fungal - blood Encephalitozoon - immunology Encephalitozoon - isolation & purification Encephalitozoon intestinalis Encephalitozoonosis - epidemiology Encephalitozoonosis - veterinary Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - methods Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - veterinary Europe - epidemiology Feces - microbiology Female Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary Slovakia - epidemiology Swine Swine Diseases - epidemiology Slovakia Europe
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Summary:	Encephalitozoon intestinalis infection of sows is reported from a pig farm in Slovakia. Spores were detected by direct microscopic visualisation in the faeces of 25 out of 27 sows (92.6%). This finding was also supported serologically by the presence of specific anti-E.intestinalis antibodies and by a species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This is the first report on E. intestinalis infection of swine in Europe.
Bibliography:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1556%2FAVet.54.2006.3.11 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0236-6290 1588-2705
DOI:	10.1556/AVet.54.2006.3.11