Although ferrets are becoming increasingly popular as companion animals, their population in households is still far lower compared to cats or dogs. This results in a much smaller number of ferret specialists, and thus poorer diagnosis of various diseases, including the Aleutian disease. Aleutian...
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Blank, A.; Foksiński, P.; Małaczewska, J.; Blank, M.; Rzepka, A.; Siwicki, A. K.; Wójcik, R.; Kaczorek-Łukowska, E.
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
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Animals, 2022, 12, 19,
The main clinical signs of Aleutian disease in ferrets are gradual weight loss and neurological disorders. Other reported symptoms are related to the formation of immune complexes in organs. Transmission of the virus from ferret to ferret occurs mainly via aerosols, urine, saliva or faeces. The...
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Mentré, V.; Lafon, S.
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Wolters Kluwer France, Rueil-Malmaison, France
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Point Vétérinaire, 2014, 45, 345(Part 1), pp 62-66
This chapter discusses etiology, transmission and epidemiology, clinical signs, pathology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of viral diseases of ferrets. The viruses discussed in the chapter are: canine distemper virus (CDV), ferret coronaviruses, Aleutian disease virus (ADV), influenza viruses, ...
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Kiupel, M.; Perpiñán, D.
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John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK
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Biology and diseases of the ferret, 2014, Ed.3, pp 439-517
Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) is the causative agent of Aleutian disease (AD), which affects mink of all genotypes and also infects other mustelids such as ferrets, martens and badgers. Previous studies have investigated diversity in Finnish AMDV strains, but these studies have been restricted ...
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Virtanen, J.; Smura, T.; Aaltonen, K.; Moisander-Jylhä, A. M.; Knuuttila, A.; Vapalahti, O.; Sironen, T.
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Microbiology Society, London, UK
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Journal of General Virology, 2019, 100, 2, pp 227-236
Aleutian diseases (AD) - a chronic and fatal disease mainly of minks is a valid economic problem on ferret farms. Low productive effects in infected animals are the results of low fertility, frequent abortions and a high deaths rate of newborns in their first days of life, and also a large number...
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Wojcicka-Lorenowicz, K.; Jarosz,Ł.; Majer-Dziedzic, B.; Kostro, K.
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Versita, Warsaw, Poland
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Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska. Sectio DD, Medicina Veterinaria, 2008, 63, 4, pp 16-23
A 9-month-old, castrated, domestic ferret suffering from anorexia, progressive weight loss, weakness, and renomegaly, was presented to the Animal Medical Center of the University of Tokyo. On the basis of the animal's history and of clinical examinations, including a test for antibodies against ...
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Miwa, Y.; Matsunaga, S.; Ando, M.; Nakayama, H.; Uetsuka, K.; Nakamura, H.; Ogawa, H.
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Japan Veterinary Medical Association, Tokyo, Japan
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Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association, 2005, 58, 7, pp 484-487
Aleutian disease virus (ADV, Amdovirus, Parvoviridae) primarily infects farmed mustelids (mink and ferrets) but also other fur-bearing animals and humans. Three Aleutian disease (AD) cases have been described in captive striped skunks; however, little is known about the relevance of AD in...
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LaDouceur, E. E. B.; Anderson, M.; Ritchie, B. W.; Ciembor, P.; Rimoldi, G.; Piazza, M.; Pesti, D.; Clifford, D. L.; Giannitti, F.
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American College of Veterinary Pathologists Inc., Lawrence, USA
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Veterinary Pathology, 2015, 52, 6, pp 1250-1253
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Zeeland, Y. R. A. van; Schoemaker, N. J.
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British Veterinary Zoological Society, Bristol, UK
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British Veterinary Zoological Society: Proceedings of the Autumn Meeting 2015, 6-8 November, 2015, Bristol Zoo Education Centre, UK. Ferrets and Pharmacology, 2015, pp 37-41
Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) causes plasmacytosis, an immune complex-associated syndrome that affects wild and farmed mink. The virus can also infect other small mammals (e.g., ferrets, skunks, ermines, and raccoons), but the disease in these hosts has been studied less. In 2007, a mink...
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Canuti, M.; O'Leary, K. E.; Hunter, B. D.; Spearman, G.; Ojkic, D.; Whitney, H. G.; Lang, A. S.
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Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
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Virus Evolution, 2016, 2, 1, pp vew004
A 2-year-old domestic ferret that appeared clinically healthy was repeatedly seropositive for Aleutian mink disease parvovirus (ADV) over a 2-year observation period. Antibody titers, determined by counter-immunoelectrophoresis, ranged from 1024 to 4096. Viral DNA also was identified in serum,...
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Pennick, K. E.; Stevenson, M. A. M.; Latimer, K. S.; Ritchie, B. W.; Gregory, C. R.
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American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Turlock, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2005, 17, 6, pp 594-597