Acute viral hepatitis in California sea lions.
Acute viral hepatitis was diagnosed in five California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) stranded along the Los Angeles coast. Light microscopy revealed large nuclear inclusion bodies in hepatocytes. Electron microscopy provided evidence that these inclusion bodies were composed of adenovirus-like virions. Attempts to grow the virus in cell culture systems were unsuccessful.
D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D002140:California; D010872:Caniformia; D006524:Hepatitis, Viral, Animal / Q000473:pathology*; D046070:Sea Lions