A CASE OF CEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS IN A CATT LE

The case of a 2 1/2 year old Swiss Braunvieh heifer suffering from an acute disseminated mycotic encephalitis caused by a Mucorales spp. inf ection is presented. Clinical signs and analysis of cerebrospinal flui d (increased protein concentration and pleocytosis) were typical for a n acute encephalitis, probably due to a listeriosis. The histological examination of the brain revealed an acute disseminated thrombo-emboli c encephalomyelitis due to a fungi infection, morphologically consiste nt with Mucorales spp. The occurrence of bovine cerebral mucormycosis is rare and therefore the veterinarian should become aware of a case w hich was clinically not distinguishable from a listeriosis.