| testing for aleutian mink disease virus in the river otter (lontra canadensis) in sympatry with infected american mink (neovison vison). | aleutian mink disease virus (amdv) occurs in the american mink (neovison vison) in wild populations and on mink farms and can cause illness and death. the north american river otter (lontra canadensis) may be exposed to amdv because of shared space and habitat with mink. using serology and real-time pcr, we tested river otters across ontario for amdv infection. we found no evidence of infection in otters, a surprising finding given the sympatric distribution, niche overlap, and close phylogeneti ... | 2014 | 24807350 |
| full genetic characterization and epidemiology of a novel amdoparvovirus in striped skunk (mephitis mephitis). | amdoparvovirus is a newly defined parvoviral genus that contains four species (carnivore amdoparvovirus 1-4), including the well-known aleutian mink disease virus (amdv). amdoparvoviruses cause an immune-associated and often lethal wasting syndrome in mustelidae and caninae hosts. in this study, we molecularly investigated amdoparvoviruses detected in 44 striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) found dead in and around vancouver, british columbia, canada. some of the animals exhibited pathological cha ... | 2017 | 28487558 |