Volume 18, Number 2—February 2012
Dispatch
Shuni Virus as Cause of Neurologic Disease in Horses
Charmaine van Eeden, June H. Williams, Truuske G.H. Gerdes, Erna van Wilpe, Adrianne Viljoen, Robert Swanepoel, and Marietjie Venter
Table
Clinical signs in horses with Shuni virus infection, South Africa, 2009–2010
| Case no. | Age, y | District, province | Specimen | Date received | Clinical signs | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAE 18/09 | 1 | Vaalwater, Limpopo | Brain, cell culture | 2009 Jan 16 | Ataxia, tremors, convulsions, recumbent with paddling of legs | Euthanized |
| SAE 72/09 | 5 | Bapsfontein, Gauteng | Brain | 2009 Jul 2 | Depression, anorexia, ataxia, recumbent with paddling of legs | Euthanized |
| SAE 27/10 | 18 | Unrecorded, Gauteng | Blood | 2010 Apr 13 | Tremors, petechiae, quadriplegia | Euthanized |
| SAE 38/10* | 4 | Kimberly, Northern Cape | Blood | 2010 Apr 14 | Fever, anorexia, leukopenia | Survived |
| SAE 39/10 | 4 | Kimberly, Northern Cape | Blood | 2010 Apr 14 | Fever, anorexia, leukopenia | Survived |
| SAE 48/10 | 4 | Norvalspont, Northern Cape | Blood | 2010 Apr 23 | Depression, anemia, icterus, hepatitis, anorexia, ataxia, partial paresis | Survived |
| SAE 109/10 | 13 | Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng | Blood | 2010 Jul 27 | Depression, anorexia, ataxia, tremors, hyperaesthesia | Survived |
*Co-infected with Middelburg virus.
