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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 45:225-231 (2009)
© 2009 American Animal Hospital Association

Retrospective Study

Encephalitozoon cuniculi Infections in Dogs: A Case Series

Karen F. Snowden, DVM, PhD, Barbara C. Lewis, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVP, Jay Hoffman, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP and Joanne Mansell, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVP

From the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (Snowden, Mansell), College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4467 and Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (Lewis, Hoffman), College Station, Texas 77841-3040.

Encephalitozoon (E.) cuniculi has been occasionally identified as a cause of neurological or renal disease in dogs, but cases are not well documented in the United States. The medical records from a state veterinary diagnostic laboratory for 19 cases of fatal encephalitozoonosis in puppies were reviewed. Clinical histories included depression, inappetence, and progressive neurological signs of short duration. Histopathological evaluation showed brain and renal lesions typical of encephalitis and nephritis, respectively. Molecular analyses of parasites from 13 cases confirmed the identity of the organisms as E. cuniculi strain III. This parasite may be an underdiagnosed cause of fatal canine neurological or renal disease.






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