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Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020
Dispatch

Shuni Virus in Wildlife and Nonequine Domestic Animals, South Africa

Jumari Steyn, Pebetsi Motlou, Charmaine van Eeden, Marthi Pretorius, Voula I. Stivaktas, June Williams, Louwtjie P. Snyman, Peter E. Buss, Brianna Beechler, Anna Jolles, Eva Perez-Martin, Jan G. Myburgh, Johan Steyl, and Marietjie VenterComments to Author 
Author affiliations: University of Pretoria Faculty of Health, Pretoria, South Africa (J. Steyn, P. Motlou, C. van Eeden, M. Pretorius, V.I. Stivaktas, M. Venter); University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science, Pretoria (J. Williams, J.G. Myburgh, J. Steyl); Durban Natural Science Museum, Durban, South Africa (L.P. Snyman); South African National Parks, Kruger National Park, South Africa (P.E. Buss); Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA (B. Beechler, A. Jolles); The Pirbright Institute, Woking, UK (E. Perez-Martin)

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Figure 1

Histopathological changes in formalin-fixed brain tissue of a Shuni virus PCR-positive buffalo (MVA73/10) in South Africa that showed neurologic signs (original magnification 1000×). A, B) Cerebral white matter micro/astrogliosis and cytogenic edema (arrows). C, D) Glial (suspected oligodendroglia) apoptosis (arrows). E, F) Perineural hypereosinophilic bodies (arrows); perivascular and neuropil hemorrhage (circle); single-cell neuronal degeneration (chromatolysis) (star).

Figure 1. Histopathological changes in formalin-fixed brain tissue of a Shuni virus PCR-positive buffalo (MVA73/10) in South Africa that showed neurologic signs (original magnification 1000×). A, B) Cerebral white matter micro/astrogliosis and cytogenic edema (arrows). C, D) Glial (suspected oligodendroglia) apoptosis (arrows). E, F) Perineural hypereosinophilic bodies (arrows); perivascular and neuropil hemorrhage (circle); single-cell neuronal degeneration (chromatolysis) (star).

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