EPIZOOTIOLOGY OF MINK ENTERITIS: I. STABILITY OF THE VIRUS IN FECES EXPOSED TO NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.
MEV infective feces, half-buried in the ground for 9 months, (from November to July), contained infectious virus when inoculated into susceptible hosts. It is believed that MEV in feces, if protected by favorable environmental conditions, is capable of infecting mink for an indefinite period beyond nine months.
D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D004751:Enteritis; D004770:Enterovirus; D004769:Enterovirus Infections; D004813:Epidemiology; D005243:Feces; D008907:Mink; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections; D014777:Virus Diseases; D015047:Zoonoses
CARNIVORA; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FECES; ZOONOSES