Encephalomyocarditis virus

Pathology

• agent of myocarditis, encephalitis & other neurologic diseases, reproductive disorders & diabetes in many mammalian species
• able to infect humans, albeit with low morbidity
• xenografts, such as pig heart transplantation in humans, however has raised safety concerns

Laboratory

• encephalomyocarditis virus in tissue
• encephalomyocarditis virus serology
• encephalomyocarditis virus RNA

More general terms

• Cardiovirus