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Table 2 Microscopic lesions in BAGV infected game birds

From: Natural Bagaza virus infection in game birds in southern Spain

Lesion

Partridge

Pheasant

Wood Pigeon

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

Cerebrum

Neuronal necrosis

+

+

+

+

NT

+

Neuronophagia

+

+

+

+

+

NT

+

Satellitosis

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

Gliosis

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

+

Perivascular cuffing

+

+

+

+

+

NT

Endothelial hypertrophy

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

+

Glial necrosis

+

+

NT

Cerebellum

Gliosis

+

+

+

+

NT

Perivascular cuffing

+

+

+

+

NT

Purkinje cell necrosis

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

+

Purkinje cell disappearance

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

Endothelial hypertrophy

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

+

Optic lobe

Neuronal necrosis

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

NT

Gliosis

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

NT

Perivascular cuffing

+

+

+

NT

NT

Endothelial hypertrophy

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

NT

Glial necrosis

+

+

NT

NT

Spleen

Capsular thickening

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

NT

Lymphoid depletion

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

+

NT

+

Haemosiderosis

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

NT

+

Granulocytic infiltration

+

+

+

+

+

NT

NT

Lymphoid necrosis

+

+

+

NT

+

NT

Endothelial swelling

+

+

+

NT

NT

Vascular wall thickening

+

+

+

NT

NT

Large intestine

Epithelial necrosis

+

+

NT

NT

NT

NT

Liver

Inflammatory infiltrate

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Haemosiderosis

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Hepatocellular necrosis

+

+

Pancreas

Acinar necrosis

+

+

NT

NT

NT

NT

Kidney

Inflammatory infiltrate

+

+

+

+

+

+

Tubular degeneration

+

+

+

+

+

+

Tubular necrosis

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Heart

Inflammatory infiltrate

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

+

Miofibrilar degeneration

+

+

+

+

+

+

NT

Miofibrilar necrosis

+

+

NT

Lung

Inflammatory infiltrate

+

+

+

+

+

Septal epithelial cells necrosis

+

+

Skin

Inflammatory infiltrate

+

+

+

+

NT

  1. + Presence of lesion.
  2. – Absence of lesion.
  3. NT Tissue not tested.