Abstract
Vesicular stomatitis virus caused transplacental infection in ferrets, resulting in infant death. No clinically significant illness was observed in the adult, despite histological changes in the uterus, liver, and spleen.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Abortion, Spontaneous / etiology*
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Animals
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Animals, Newborn
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Antigens, Viral / isolation & purification
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Female
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Ferrets
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Fetal Death / etiology*
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Fetal Resorption / etiology*
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Liver / pathology
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Placenta / immunology
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious*
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Spleen / pathology
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Uterus / pathology
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Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / immunology
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Virus Diseases / complications*
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Virus Diseases / mortality
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Virus Diseases / pathology