In:
Bulletin de l'Académie Vétérinaire de France, PERSEE Program, Vol. 157, No. 2 ( 2004), p. 49-54
Abstract:
First description of pestivirus disease in Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica Understanding the circulation of pestiviruses in wild ungulates is potentially important to explain variations in the number of animals in these species, and to implement pestivirus control programs in domestic animals. In 2002 in the French Pyrenees, symptoms of amyotrophy and weight loss, associated with bilateral alopecia with hairless and highly pigmented areas on the nose, around the eyes and the ear margins were found in 8 Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica) between 1 and 9 years old, 6 of which had been captured alive and 2 were found dead. These lesions were uncharacteristic. The intensity of abomasal or lung parasitism varied from one animal to the other. Pestiviruses were isolated in all 6 animals captured alive, but no anti-NS2/ 3 antibodies were found. Many questions remain on the transitory or persistent nature of the infection, and on the conditions of viral transmission
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0001-4192
Language:
French
Publisher:
PERSEE Program
Publication Date:
2004
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2840771-4
SSG:
22
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