Systemic mycosis in neonatal calves

Systemic phycomycosis and aspergillosis of cattle

“…The histological and mycological techni Ques currently employed at this laboratory have been listed by Cordes et al (1967). The periodic acid-Schiff-celestin blue-picric acid (PAS-CB) method of Young (pers.…”

“…Evidence of disseminated phycomycosis in 19 calves less than: four days of age was found by Cordes et al (1966;. Case ous nodular lesions as large as 5 mm in diameter were present in the livers of all calves and in th.e heart, spleen, diaphragm, kidney, omentum, lymph nodes and brain of some of them.…”

“…from the brain and other organs of another calf were reported by Ainsworth and Austwick (1955), but any lesions present were not described. Focal, subacute phycQmycotic encephalitis was described by Cordes et al (1967) in a 4-day-old calf with disseminated phycomycosis. Phycomycotic encephalitis in a bovine foetus was reported by Munday (1967).…”

Meningoencephalitis in an Adult Cow Due to Mortierella Wolfii

“…As is likely in the currently reported case, all previously reported cases of bovine fungal encephalitis developed as a result of hematogenous spread of fungi to the brain. 3,5,13,19 In contrast, 69% of human central nervous system zygomycoses occur as a result of direct spread of fungi from the nose or nasal sinus. 15 Ketoacidosis promotes fungal growth while inhibiting neutrophil function, and 80% of patients with rhinocerebral zygomycosis have underlying diabetes mellitus.…”

“…The PCR analysis enabled an etiologic diagnosis of M. wolfii meningoencephalitis in this case. Fungal encephalitis is rare in cattle, with most cases reported in aborted 14 or neonatal 5,19 calves. To the authors' knowledge, fungal encephalitis has only been previously reported in 4 adult cows.…”