van der Kolk J H, Bernadina W E, Visser I J
Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Voeding der Grote Huisdieren, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, Utrecht.
Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 1991 Jan 15;116(2):69-72.
A four year old Dutch warmblooded mare was born and raised in the province of North-Brabant, the Netherlands. On May 16, 1989, she showed signs of colic, anorexia, depression, ileus, severe dehydration and leukopenia. When the mare collapsed, euthanasia was carried out. Acute colitis and cytoplasmic inclusion bodies in macrophages were observed at autopsy. When an indirect immunofluorescence assay was performed, the Ehrlichia risticii titre of the serum was found to be 1:640.
一匹四岁的荷兰温血母马出生并成长于荷兰北布拉班特省。1989年5月16日,它出现了腹痛、厌食、抑郁、肠梗阻、严重脱水和白细胞减少的症状。当这匹母马倒下后,实施了安乐死。尸检时观察到急性结肠炎和巨噬细胞中的细胞质包涵体。进行间接免疫荧光测定时,发现血清中瑞氏埃立克体滴度为1:640。