Parvovirus-associated syndrome (Aleutian disease) in two ferrets.
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.
Palley
L S
LS
Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139.
Corning
B F
BF
Fox
J G
JG
Murphy
J C
JC
Gould
D H
DH
D000453:Aleutian Mink Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005289:Ferrets; D008297:Male