DESCRIPTION OF FELINE NONSUPPURATIVE MENINGOENCEPHALOMYELITIS (STAGGERING DISEASE) AND STUDIES OF ITS ETIOLOGY

Authors
NOWOTNY N WEISSENBOCK H
Citation
N. Nowotny et H. Weissenbock, DESCRIPTION OF FELINE NONSUPPURATIVE MENINGOENCEPHALOMYELITIS (STAGGERING DISEASE) AND STUDIES OF ITS ETIOLOGY, Journal of clinical microbiology, 33(6), 1995, pp. 1668-1669
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
33
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1668 - 1669
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1995)33:6<1668:DOFNM(>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A spontaneous neurological disease in domestic cats is described. The clinical signs included staggering gait, hind limb ataxia, and paresis . Histologically, a nonsuppurative meningoencephalomyelitis with a cha racteristic distribution pattern was found, indicating a viral etiolog y. In serum samples from diseased cats, antibodies to Borna disease vi rus were demonstrated.