Swine abortion caused by Candida parapsilosis

In July 2020, a sow in a breeding herd in the Chiba Prefecture, Japan, suffered abortion. A necropsy revealed pale pulmonary foci scattered in the two fetuses. Histologically, multifocal pulmonary necrosis was detected with numerous yeasts. The yeast was positively stained using the periodic acid-Sc...

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Published inJournal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 83; no. 11; pp. 1666 - 1669
Main Authors SHIMADA, Kaho, TACHIBANA, Minako, WATAMURA, Takahiro, KOBAYASHI, Hiroshige, MATSUMOTO, Atsuko, IWANAGA, Mikuya, HANAFUSA, Yasuko, SHIBAHARA, Tomoyuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2021
Japan Science and Technology Agency
The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
Subjects
Abortion
Candida parapsilosis
Fetuses
Necropsy
Pathology
pneumonia
swine
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Summary:In July 2020, a sow in a breeding herd in the Chiba Prefecture, Japan, suffered abortion. A necropsy revealed pale pulmonary foci scattered in the two fetuses. Histologically, multifocal pulmonary necrosis was detected with numerous yeasts. The yeast was positively stained using the periodic acid-Schiff reaction and Grocott’s silver stain. Molecular identification indicated that the yeast was Candida parapsilosis. In conclusion, our results suggested that C. parapsilosis caused multifocal necrotizing pneumonia in the two fetuses. This study is the first report of a swine abortion with C. parapsilosis infection.
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ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.21-0439