Accession Number:

AD0843462

Title:

A Case of Equine Cerebral Cryptococcosis in Leopoldville

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY BIOLOGICAL LABS FREDERICK MD

Personal Author(s):

• Herin, V.
• Dormal, R.

Report Date:

1968-01-22

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

A case of equine cryptococcosis was observed in Leopoldville. This was the first time this disease had been found in an animal in the Congo. Macroscopic and post-mortem microscopic lesions observed in the horse and in inoculated laboratory animals were described in detail.

Descriptors:

• *CRYPTOCOCCUS
• BRAIN
• DIAGNOSIS(MEDICINE)
• VISUAL INSPECTION
• TRANSLATIONS
• PATHOLOGY
• HISTOLOGY
• ZAIRE
• CULTURE MEDIA
• BELGIUM
• MORPHOLOGY(BIOLOGY)
• EQUINES

Subject Categories:

• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine
• Microbiology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE