TY - JOUR ID - 116859 TI - The first unequivocal report of <i>Encephalitozoon cuniculi</i> in rabbits and <i>Encephalitozoon intestinalis</i> in cattle in Mosul city-Iraq JO - Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences JA - IJVS LA - en SN - 1607-3894 AU - Al-Mahmood, Saevan Saad AU - Al-Sadi, Hafidh I. AD - Department of Pathology and Poultry Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul - Iraq AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 29 IS - 1 SP - 19 EP - 26 KW - Unequivocal KW - Encephalitozoon cuniculi KW - Rabbits KW - intestinalis KW - cattle KW - Mosul City KW - Iraq DO - 10.33899/ijvs.2015.116859 N2 - The aim of present study was to report spontaneous Encephalitozoon cuniculi (E. cuniculi) infection in rabbits and&nbsp;Encephalitozoon intestinalis (E. intestinalis) infection in cattle in Mosul city - Iraq. Fecal samples were collected randomly&nbsp;from 142 rabbits and 115 cattle during the period from June, 2012 to June, 2013. Thin smears were prepared from the fecal&nbsp;samples and stained with different fecal stains, as well as the indirect immunofluorescent antibody technique. Infected rabbits&nbsp;were necropsied and pathology of the infection was described. The result showed that microsporidiosis was detected in 41&nbsp;(26.9%) rabbits and in 12 (10.4%) cattle. E. cuniculi spores were identified in 31 out of the 41 rabbits (73.2%) and E.&nbsp;intestinalis in 7 out of the 12 cattle (58.3%). Infected rabbits showed vasculitis, granulomatous encephalitis, chronic&nbsp;interstitial nephritis, granulomatous hepatitis, cholangitis, vasculitis and non &ndash; suppurative pneumonia, infiltration of&nbsp;mononuclear cells in most layers of the intestines, and hyperplasia of lymphoid tissues. E. cuniculi spores were seen in the&nbsp;liver, kidneys and lungs. This study considered the first one that report microsporidiosis (E. cuniculi, E. intestinalis) in Mosul&nbsp;city - Iraq. UR - https://www.vetmedmosul.com/article_116859.html L1 - https://www.vetmedmosul.com/article_116859_7edf60c2c778aabb91c7da67d6450818.pdf ER -