Bovine herpesvirus meningoencephalitis in the State of Tocantins, Brazil

Three outbreaks of herpesvirus meningoencephalitis in cattle have been reported in three municipalities in the northern region of the State of Tocantins, Brazil. In one outbreak, 41 predominantly young bovines were affected, with 2-3 deaths in some cases. The animals showed neurological signs of inc...

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Published in:Brazilian journal of veterinary medicine 2024, Vol.46, p.e004023-e004023
Main Authors: Pinheiro, Ilgner Aimar Bezerra, Dias, Bianca Pereira, Ferreira, Jardel Martins, Dos Santos, Alessandro José Ferreira, Moron, Sandro Estevan, Silva, Gilzelle Maria da Luz, de Lima, Liana Bezerra Dias, de Cordova, Fabiano Mendes
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Language:English
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Summary:Three outbreaks of herpesvirus meningoencephalitis in cattle have been reported in three municipalities in the northern region of the State of Tocantins, Brazil. In one outbreak, 41 predominantly young bovines were affected, with 2-3 deaths in some cases. The animals showed neurological signs of incoordination, blindness, and recumbency, with death occurring within approximately 4-5 d. At necropsy, hyperemia and leptomeningeal hemorrhages were observed in the brain. Histology revealed more intense lesions in the rostral portions of the brain, mainly affecting the frontoparietal cerebral cortex, with nonsuppurative encephalitis and meningitis, glial nodules, neuronophagia, and eosinophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies in the astrocytes and neurons. This study shows the presence of bovine herpesvirus in Tocantins, probably the highly neurotropic type 5 strain, and emphasizes its importance in the differential diagnosis of bovine neuropathies.
ISSN:2527-2179
DOI:10.29374/2527-2179.bjvm004023