Nowotny N, Weissenböck H
Institute of Virology, Veterinary University of Vienna, Austria.
J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Jun;33(6):1668-9. doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.6.1668-1669.1995.
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 characteristic distribution pattern was found, indicating a viral etiology. In serum samples from diseased cats, antibodies to Borna disease virus were demonstrated.
描述了一种家猫的自发性神经疾病。临床症状包括蹒跚步态、后肢共济失调和轻瘫。组织学上,发现了一种具有特征性分布模式的非化脓性脑膜脑脊髓炎,提示病毒病因。在患病猫的血清样本中,检测到了博尔纳病病毒抗体。