Naturally occurring lethal parvovirus infection of juvenile and young-adult rats.

Authors

G L. Coleman
R O. Jacoby
P N. Bhatt
A L. Smith
A M. Jonas

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1983

Keywords

Brain: pa, Epididymis: pa, Male, Parvoviridae, Rats, Rodent-Diseases: mi, pa, SUPPORT-U-S-GOVT-P-H-S, Testis: pa, Virus-Diseases: mi, pa, ve

First Page

49

Last Page

56

JAX Location

850

JAX Source

Vet-Pathol. 1983 Jan; 20(1):49-56.

Grant

RR00393

Abstract

A lethal disease characterized by hemorrhage and necrosis of the brain, testes, and epididymides developed in young adult rats housed in specific pathogen free quarters. Morphological, virological, and serological investigations of the outbreak indicated that the probable causative agent was rat virus (Kilham), a common parvovirus of rats that usually induces persistent, asymptomatic infection in adult rats.

Recommended Citation

Coleman GL, Jacoby RO, Bhatt PN, Smith AL, Jonas AM. Naturally occurring lethal parvovirus infection of juvenile and young-adult rats. Vet-Pathol. 1983 Jan; 20(1):49-56.