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- A 4-year-old Aberdeen Angus cow showed severe neurological symptoms and had a history of abortion, leading to a necropsy that revealed severe meningoencephalitis and endometritis with complications like necrotizing vasculitis and thrombosis.
- The cow also exhibited focal pyogranulomatous pneumonia and nephritis, with abundant fungal hyphae typical of zygomycetes found in the lesions.
- This case marks the first report of systemic mortierellosis associated with abortion in North America and the second known case of encephalitis caused by Mortierella wolfii in cattle.
Article Abstract
Severe meningoencephalitis and endometritis associated with necrotizing vasculitis, thrombosis, and infarction were found at necropsy of a 4-year-old Aberdeen Angus cow with a history of abortion and neurological signs. Focal pyogranulomatous pneumonia and nephritis were also present. Fungal hyphae typical of zygomycetes were abundant within lesions, and Mortierella wolfii was cultured from multiple tissues. This is believed to be the first report of systemic mortierellosis following abortion in North America, and the second reported instance of encephalitis caused by M. wolfii in a cow.
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