Respiratory disease associated with parainfluenza Type I (Sendai) virus in a colony of marmosets (Callithrix jacchus).
An outbreak of acute respiratory disease was observed in a colony of marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Parainfluenza Type I (Sendai) virus was isolated from the lungs and from throat swabs of 2 animals which showed clinical signs of disease. A rising titre of serum neutralizing antibody to the virus isolated was detected in several affected animals. Approximately 50% of the colony showed clinical signs of disease, and 3 animals died. The duration of illness ranged from 3 to 16 days.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D002143:Callitrichinae; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D010222:Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013997:Time Factors