Volume 24, Number 12—December 2018
Dispatch
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N6) in Domestic Cats, South Korea
KyungHyun Lee1, Eun-Kyoung Lee1, HyunKyoung Lee, Gyeong-Beom Heo, Yu-Na Lee, Ji-Youl Jung, You-chan Bae, ByungJae So, Youn-Jeong Lee
, and Eun-Jin Choi
, and Eun-Jin Choi
Table 1
Pathologic lesions in various tissues of 3 cats diagnosed with highly pathogenic avian influenza, South Korea
| Tissue | Lesions | Cat 1 | Cat 2 | Cat 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain | Neuronal necrosis | Severe | Severe | Mild |
| Meningoencephalitis | Moderate | Moderate | Minimal | |
| Gliosis |
Moderate |
Moderate |
Minimal |
|
| Trachea |
Lymphocytic tracheitis |
Minimal |
Minimal |
Minimal |
| Lung | Interstitial pneumonia | Severe | Severe | Severe |
| Pneumocytic necrosis |
Severe |
Moderate |
Severe |
|
| Heart | Myocytic necrosis | Minimal | Minimal | Minimal |
| Lymphocytic myocarditis |
Minimal |
Minimal |
Minimal |
|
| Spleen | Lymphocytic necrosis | Minimal | Minimal | Minimal |
| Lymphocytic depletion |
Mild |
Minimal |
Minimal |
|
| Pancreas |
Acinar epithelial necrosis |
Minimal |
None |
None |
| Intestine | Enterocytic necrosis | Minimal | None | None |
| Enteritis |
Minimal |
None |
None |
|
| Liver |
Hepatic necrosis |
Severe |
Severe |
Severe |
| Kidney | Tubular necrosis | None | None | None |
| Nephritis | None | None | None |
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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