Infectious canine hepatitis in a gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus).
A free-ranging adult male gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) with moderate diarrhea and thick ocular mucus discharge was examined postmortem. Microscopically, the fox had intranuclear inclusion bodies within hepatocytes. Canine adenovirus-1 was identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and nucleotide sequencing. To our knowledge, this is the first report of clinical infectious canine hepatitis in a gray fox.
Gerhold
Richard W
RW
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA. rgerhold@vet.uga.edu
Allison
Andrew B
AB
Temple
Danielle L
DL
Chamberlain
Michael J
MJ
Strait
Karen R
KR
Keel
Michael K
MK
D006516:Adenoviruses, Canine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005589:Foxes / Q000821:virology*; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006522:Hepatitis, Infectious Canine / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary
D004279:DNA, Viral