Figure 6

Semithin evaluation of the choroid plexus of piglets naturally infected with SVA. There is non-suppurative choroid plexitis (★), ballooning degeneration of endothelial cells (open arrows) of fenestrated capillary, degeneration (closed arrow) and swelling of (arrow heads) ependymocytes (A). Observe severe accumulations of macrophages and lymphocytes admixed with fibrin in the lumen (*) of a fenestrated capillary, necrosis (closed arrow) and degeneration (open arrows) of endothelial cells, with swelling and thickening (arrow heads) of ependymocytes (B,C). New methylene blue stain Bar, A-C, 50 µm.