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ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS IN A CAPTIVE MALAYAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS INDICUS)

²francis Vercammen, Leslie Bosseler.


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Abstract
A 4.8-month-old female captive Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) died suddenly without preceding symptoms. Gross necropsy revealed numerous white circular and linear foci in the myocard. Differential diagnoses all turned out negative, except for encephalomyocarditis virus. Histopathology revealed mineralisation of myocardial cells and interstitial infiltration of lymphocytes, plasma cells and less neutrophils. PCR detected the encephalomyocarditis virus. Although encephalomyocarditis virus occurs in many mammals, this is the first published description of this virus in a Malayan tapir.

Key words: Encephalomyocarditis virus, Malayan tapir, Myocard, Tapirus indicus


 
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Vercammen Â, Bosseler L. ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS IN A CAPTIVE MALAYAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS INDICUS). Open Vet J. 2017; 7(2): 100-103. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.4


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Vercammen Â, Bosseler L. ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS IN A CAPTIVE MALAYAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS INDICUS). https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=255144 [Access: February 17, 2025]. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.4


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Vercammen Â, Bosseler L. ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS IN A CAPTIVE MALAYAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS INDICUS). Open Vet J. 2017; 7(2): 100-103. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.4



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Vercammen Â, Bosseler L. ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS IN A CAPTIVE MALAYAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS INDICUS). Open Vet J. (2017), [cited February 17, 2025]; 7(2): 100-103. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.4



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Vercammen, Â. & Bosseler, . L. (2017) ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS IN A CAPTIVE MALAYAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS INDICUS). Open Vet J, 7 (2), 100-103. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.4



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Vercammen, ²francis, and Leslie Bosseler. 2017. ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS IN A CAPTIVE MALAYAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS INDICUS). Open Veterinary Journal, 7 (2), 100-103. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.4



Chicago Style

Vercammen, ²francis, and Leslie Bosseler. "ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS IN A CAPTIVE MALAYAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS INDICUS)." Open Veterinary Journal 7 (2017), 100-103. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.4



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Vercammen, ²francis, and Leslie Bosseler. "ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS IN A CAPTIVE MALAYAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS INDICUS)." Open Veterinary Journal 7.2 (2017), 100-103. Print. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.4



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Vercammen, Â. & Bosseler, . L. (2017) ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS IN A CAPTIVE MALAYAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS INDICUS). Open Veterinary Journal, 7 (2), 100-103. doi:10.4314/ovj.v7i2.4