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Persistent BVDV infection in mousedeer infects calves. Do we know the reservoirs for BVDV?
Ase Uttenthal1, C Grøndahl, M J Hoyer
1Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Lindholm, DK-4771 Kalvehave, Denmark. aau@dfvf.dk
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.
