Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris infection in a gorilla - first case of balamuthiasis in Germany.
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Mätz-Rensing, Kerstin et al.
- Affiliation:
- German Primate Center · Germany
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A 12-year-old female western lowland gorilla died in a zoological garden in Germany after exhibiting general neurological signs. METHODS: Balamuthia mandrillaris was identified as causative agent by indirect immunofluorescent staining of brain sections and confirmed by PCR and respective sequencing. RESULTS: The animal suffered from a chronic progressive necrotizing amebic meningoencephalitis. CONCLUSION: This is the first case of Balamuthia amebic encephalitis in Germany.
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