ABSTRACT
Two strains of caprine herpesvirus type 1 (CpHV-1) were isolated after the experimental reactivation of two seropositive goats in Spain. Viral DNA from these isolates was compared with DNA from bovine herpesvirus type 1 and CpHV-1 reference strains by restriction endonuclease analysis. The two Spanish isolates were closely related but could easily be distinguished from each other and from the reference strains.
Subject(s)
Goat Diseases/virology , Herpesviridae Infections/veterinary , Varicellovirus/isolation & purification , Animals , Antibodies, Viral/blood , DNA, Viral/chemistry , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/veterinary , Goats , Herpesviridae Infections/virology , Neutralization Tests/veterinary , Restriction Mapping/veterinary , Spain , Varicellovirus/genetics , Varicellovirus/immunologyABSTRACT
A case of fatal pulmonary infection in a female tortoise (Tachemys scripta) imported into Spain from Cuba is reported. Necropsy revealed general pulmonary congestion with pleuritis and a large number of yellowish nodules of the granulomatous type, similar to aspergillomata. Histological examination showed some infiltration of round cells, surrounding a small mass of fungal hyphae. Culturing on Sabouraud glucose agar, demonstrated the presence of a fungus whose macroscopic and microscopic characteristics corresponded to those of Beauveria bassiana.
