| canine adenovirus type 1 infection of a eurasian river otter (lutra lutra). | a 10-year-old female eurasian river otter (lutra lutra) died after prolonged anorexia and weight loss in the seoul grand park zoo, seoul, republic of korea. on necropsy, the liver was found to be swollen and friable with 1 lobe enlarged and necrotic. the other organs showed no significant alterations except for mild atrophy of the right kidney. microscopically, there was multifocal hepatic necrosis. the hepatocytes around the necrotic areas were swollen and contained large basophilic intranuclea ... | 2007 | 17606519 |
| tyzzer's disease in a eurasian otter (lutra lutra) in scotland. | a eurasian otter (lutra lutra) cub found in weak condition on the isle of harris, scotland, developed bilateral corneal oedema 16 days after being admitted to a rehabilitation centre. it died unexpectedly on day 26. on postmortem examination, there was excess clear fluid in the body cavities and the liver was swollen with numerous pale focal lesions and petechial haemorrhages throughout. histopathological examination revealed bundles of bacilli morphologically typical of clostridium piliforme wi ... | 2008 | 18978367 |
| novel adenoviruses detected in british mustelids, including a unique aviadenovirus in the tissues of pine martens (martes martes). | several adenoviruses are known to cause severe disease in veterinary species. recent evidence suggests that canine adenovirus type 1 (cav-1) persists in the tissues of healthy red foxes (vulpes vulpes), which may be a source of infection for susceptible species. it was hypothesized that mustelids native to the uk, including pine martens (martes martes) and eurasian otters (lutra lutra), may also be persistently infected with adenoviruses. based on high-throughput sequencing and additional sanger ... | 2017 | 28749327 |