Parvovirus-associated syndrome (Aleutian disease) in two ferrets. |
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Authors: | L S Palley B F Corning J G Fox J C Murphy D H Gould |
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Institution: | Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139. |
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Abstract: | There is a paucity of information regarding natural Aleutian disease, caused by a parvovirus in ferrets. With the increasing popularity of ferrets as household pets and laboratory animals, and with the advent of a USDA-approved rabies vaccine, the occurrence and the etiopathogenesis of naturally acquired diseases in ferrets needs to be documented. We present the clinical and laboratory findings associated with Aleutian disease in 2 domestic ferrets, one with the chronic wasting form of the disease and one with the central nervous system form. |
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