Table 1.
Case | Year | Age | Sex | Breed | Area of Ontario | Clinical signs | Brain region tested | BoAstV PCR Ct | Coinfection(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1990 | 12 mo | M | Limousin cross | Unknown | 12-h history of opisthotonos and loss of sensation in hindlimbs | Thalamus | 36.8 | BVDV |
2 | 1990 | 15 mo | F | Holstein | Southwest | Ongoing herd production losses, neurologic signs not specified | Cerebrum | 36.5 | EEEV |
3 | 1994 | 12 mo | F | Hereford | Northeast | 3-d history of ataxia, 12-h history of blindness | Cerebrum | 27.6 | NA |
4 | 1995 | 5 y | F | Holstein | South | 24-h history of mania, followed by an inability to rise and trembling | Thalamus | 24.7 | BCoV |
5 | 1995 | 16 mo | F | Holstein | South | Sudden death | Cerebrum | 36.5 | BCoV |
6 | 1996 | 12 mo | M | Limousin | Southeast | Repetitive yawning and tongue movements, crouching | Thalamus | 35.5 | NA |
7 | 1996 | 15 mo | F | Simmental | Southeast | 4-d history of depression, ataxia, and weakness | Thalamus | 28.4 | BCoV |
11 | 2014 | 7 mo | M | Beef breed | Southwest | Fell into feedbunk 1 wk prior to euthanasia, 1 wk history of ataxia | Cerebellum | 35.1 | NA |
12 | 2016 | 2 y | M | Limousin | South | Ongoing herd production losses, neurologic signs not specified | Medulla oblongata, cerebrum | 34.4 | NA |
13 | 2016 | 12 mo | M | Hereford | Southwest | Unspecified period of tonic-clonic seizures, repetitive licking and chewing movements | Midbrain | 32.8 | BCoV |
14 | 2017 | 7 y | F | Holstein | Southeast | 2-d history of paddling, staggering, tremors, hyper-excitability, and circling | Midbrain | 30.3 | OvGHV2, BCoV |
BoAstV = bovine astrovirus CH13/NeuroS1; BCoV = bovine coronavirus; BVDV = bovine viral diarrhea virus; Ct = cycle threshold; EEEV = eastern equine encephalitis virus; F = female; M = male; NA = not applicable; OvGHV2 = ovine gammaherpesvirus 2 (malignant catarrhal fever). Case numbers are as listed in Suppl. Table 5.