title: Persistent BVDV infection in mousedeer infects calves. Do we know the reservoirs for BVDV?
abstract: Bovine virus diarrhoea virus (BVDV)-1f was isolated from a Lesser Malayan Mousedeer in Copenhagen Zoo during a routine screening. Analysis of animals related to the Copenhagen mousedeer revealed that its mother and all siblings were virus positive, a pattern also seen for persistently infected (PI) cattle. BVDV could be transmitted from the PI mousedeer to a calf after indirect contact. The host spectrum for BVDV seems to be even wider than expected; the implications for BVDV control are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Lindholm, DK-4771 Kalvehave, Denmark. aau@dfvf.dk
authors.forename: Ase
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uttenthal
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grøndahl
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hoyer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Houe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Maanen
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000821:virology; D001912:Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D002417:Cattle; D003670:Deer / Q000821:virology*; D001908:Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female