Parvovirus-associated syndrome (Aleutian disease) in two ferrets

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1992 Jul 1;201(1):100-6.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aleutian Mink Disease / blood
  • Aleutian Mink Disease / diagnosis*
  • Aleutian Mink Disease / pathology
  • Animals
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / pathology
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / veterinary*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Ferrets*
  • Male