Scrapie in Eastern Libya : case report in sheep

Abstract EN

Here we report neuropathological features of possible scrapie cases detected between 2018 and 2022.

Fourteen cases of sheep older than two years, from several regions in Libya with neurological clinical signs resembling those with Scrapie, were submitted to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Omar Al-Mukhtar University, Al-Bayda, Libya.

The animals were euthanized and subjected to postmortem examinations.

Samples from different organs were submitted for histopathological examination using routine Hematoxylin and Eosin stain (HE).

Nine cases showed neuronal vacuolation that is characteristic of Scrapie in sheep.

Two cases were suspected of Scrapie and needed more advanced methods such as Immunohistochemistry (IHC) to confirm the diagnosis.

The other three cases were diagnosed with Rabies, Listeria, and Echinococcus granulosus.