Volume 22, Number 7—July 2016
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Infection with Possible Novel Parapoxvirus in Horse, Finland, 2013
Table
Histopathologic and PCR findings in samples from a horse infected with parapoxvirus, Finland, 2013*
Source | Histopathology | PPV PCR(10), RNA polymerase gene | Pan-PPV PCR (11), high GC, ENV gene | Other poxvirus PCRs (6,10)† |
---|---|---|---|---|
Skin lesions |
Severe multifocal proliferative lymphohistiocytic dermatitis |
Positive |
Positive |
Negative |
Postmortem samples | ||||
Skin lesions | Severe multifocal proliferative lymphohistiocytic dermatitis | Positive | Positive | Negative |
Lung | Severe diffuse lymphohistiocytic interstitial pneumonia | Negative | Negative | Negative |
Intestines | Moderate diffuse lymphohistiocytic enteritis | Negative | Negative | Negative |
Intestinal lymph nodes | Moderate multifocal lymphohistiocytic inflammation | Negative | Negative | Negative |
*ENV, envelope phospholipase; GC, guanine-cytosine; PPV, parapoxvirus.
†See Technical Appendix Table.
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1Current affiliation: Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
2Current affiliation: Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Helsinki, Finland.