Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in a horse from Switzerland with severe neurological symptoms
2014
Gussmann, K. | von Loewenich, F. D., University of Freiburg, Freiburg (Germany). Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene | Schelling, C., Universitaet Zuerich, Zuerich (Switzerland). Klinik fuer Reproduktionsmedizin | Czech, C. | Hermann, M. | Schaarschmidt-Kiener, D.
A 22-year old mare from Switzerland was admitted to an equine clinic in May 2011. She presented with fever, lethargy, icteric mucous membranes, reduced alertness, an unsteady gait and ataxia. An Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection was confi rmed by blood smear and PCR. The mare was treated with oxytetracylin and recovered rapidly, but she still suffered from a slight atactic gait disturbance at 3 weeks post infection.
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