Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Persistent BVDV infection in mousedeer infects calves. Do we know the reservoirs for BVDV?
- Journal:
- Preventive veterinary medicine
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Uttenthal, Ase et al.
- Affiliation:
- Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research
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.
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