Etiologic Diagnosis of Equine Neurological Diseases in Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2009-2011

47 CNS samples from 217 horses were positive for rabies virus. This dataset contains results from a survey of encephalitis and encephalomyelitis in horses in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, performed on samples from horses that died with neurological signs between January 2009 and January 2011. The study, authored by É.A. Costa, used PCR and other assays to identify infectious agents associated with neurological disease.

Use Cases

• Compare the prevalence of rabies virus versus other viral agents like EHV-1 based on the reported detection rates.
• Analyze the geographic and temporal patterns of equine neurological disease outbreaks in Minas Gerais State.
• Train models to predict the most likely causative agent of encephalitis in horses based on sample collection metadata.
• Study the co-occurrence or exclusion of different viral pathogens in central nervous system samples.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific two-year time range from January 2009 to January 2011.
• Sample size is explicitly stated: 217 horses, with 47 positive for rabies and 170 negative samples tested for other viruses.
• Diagnostic methods are detailed, including PCR, indirect immunofluorescence assay, and mouse inoculation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the underlying detailed data is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the study's focus on Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Samples of CNS from horses that died with neurological signs were analyzed using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and other assays.

Time Range

January 2009 to January 2011

Geography

Minas Gerais State, Brazil