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Volume 21, Number 12—December 2015
Dispatch

Hendra Virus Infection in Dog, Australia, 2013

Peter D. KirklandComments to Author , Melinda Gabor, Ian Poe, Kristie Neale, Kim Chaffey, Deborah S. Finlaison, Xingnian Gu, Paul M. Hick, Andrew J. Read, Therese Wright, and Deborah Middleton
Author affiliations: Elizabeth Macarthur Agriculture Institute, Menangle. New South Wales, Australia (P.D. Kirkland, M. Gabor, D.S. Finlaison, X. Gu, P.M. Hick, A.J. Read); North Coast Local Lands Services (formerly Mid Coast Livestock Health and Pest Authority), Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia (I. Poe); Macksville Veterinary Clinic, Macksville, New South Wales, Australia (K. Neale, K. Chaffey); University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales, Australia (P.M. Hick); NSW Department of Primary Industries, Orange, New South Wales, Australia (T. Wright); Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria, Australia (D. Middleton)

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Table 1

Gross and histopathologic findings in tissues of Hendra virus–infected dog, Australia, 2013*

Sample Gross pathology Histopathology
Pharynx ND NSF
Soft palate ND NSF
Tonsil
Moderate
NA
Lymph node
Submandibular ND NSF
Mandibular Mild NSF
Bronchial Moderate Moderate
Tracheobronchial Moderate Moderate
Axillary ND NSF
Inguinal
ND
NSF
Lung Moderate Mild
Myocardium Mild Mild
Spleen Mild Mild
Liver Mild Mild
Kidney Moderate Marked
Adrenal gland ND NSF
Bladder
ND
NSF
Intestine
Small ND NSF
Large
ND
Mild
Brain
Olfactory ND Moderate
Occipital ND Moderate
Cerebellum ND Moderate
Brain stem
ND
Moderate
Meninges ND Moderate
Spinal cord ND NA
Turbinate ND NSF
Trigeminal ganglion ND NA
Brachial nerve ND NA

*NA, tissue not available; ND, not detected; NSF, no significant changes found.

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