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Fatal pulmonary parafilaroidiasis in a free-ranging subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) coinfected with two gammaherpesviruses and Sarcocystis sp

Reisfeld, Laura; Sacristán, Carlos; Sánchez-Sarmiento, Angélica María; Costa-Silva, Samira; Díaz-Delgado, Josué; Groch, Kátia Regina; Marigo, Juliana; Ewbank, Ana Carolina; Favero, Cíntia Maria; Guerra, Juliana Mariotti; Réssio, Rodrigo Albergaria; Cremer, Marta Jussara; Esperón, Fernando; Catão-Dias, José Luiz.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 28 (3), 2019

Abstract A juvenile subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) found dead in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil, presented with disseminated verminous pneumonia due to Parafilaroides sp. A concomitant infection with two different gammaherpesviruses was identified by PCR in different tissues; one...

Coinfección, Resultado Fatal, Lobos Marinos/parasitología, Lobos Marinos/virología, Gammaherpesvirinae/genética, Infecciones por Herpesviridae/diagnóstico, Infecciones por Herpesviridae/veterinaria, Infecciones por Herpesviridae/virología, Enfermedades Pulmonares/parasitología, Enfermedades Pulmonares/veterinaria, Enfermedades Pulmonares/virología, Sarcocystis/genética, Sarcocistosis/diagnóstico, Sarcocistosis/veterinaria

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In vitro comparison of acyclovir, ganciclovir and cidofovir against equid alphaherpesvirus 3 and evaluation of their efficacy against six field isolates

Equid alphaherpesvirus 3 (EHV3) is the etiological agent of equine coital exanthema (ECE), which is a venereal, highly contagious disease, characterized by the formation of papules, vesicles, pustules and ulcers on the external genitalia of mares and stallions. EHV3 remains in a latent state after a succ...