Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006
Dispatch
Spongiform Encephalopathy in a Miniature Zebu
Torsten Seuberlich*1
, Catherine Botteron*1, Christian Wenker†, Valeria Café-Marçal*, Anna Oevermann*, Bianca Haase*, Tosso Leeb*, Dagmar Heim‡, and Andreas Zurbriggen*
, Catherine Botteron*1, Christian Wenker†, Valeria Café-Marçal*, Anna Oevermann*, Bianca Haase*, Tosso Leeb*, Dagmar Heim‡, and Andreas Zurbriggen*Table 1
Pathologic findings in a zebu with spongiform encephalopathy, Switzerland, 2004
| Site | Finding |
|---|---|
| Vertebral column | Severe degeneration of intervertebral discs with ankylosing spondylarthrosis |
| Joints of extremities | Degenerative joint disease |
| Liver | Biliary cysts (affecting 60% of the liver) |
| Kidney | Tubular cysts; mild interstitial nephritis with glomerulosclerosis and tubular atrophy |
| Urinary bladder | Multiple papillomas |
| Abdominal cavity | Multiple foci of fat necrosis |
| Cardiovascular system | Mild coronary arteriosclerosis; mild valvular endocardiosis (mitral valve) |
| Mediastinal lymph nodes | Focal metastatic neuroendocrine tumor (origin unknown) |
| Central nervous system | Spongiform encephalopathy; metabolic encephalopathy (hepatoencephalopathy) |
1These authors contributed equally to this work.
