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An Outbreak of a Disease in Farmed Fallow Deer (Dama Dama L) Resembling Bovine Virus Diarrhea/Mucosal Disease

Ett sjukdomsutbrott bland hägnat dovvili (Dama dama L) tydande på bovin virus diarre/MD

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 29, pages 369–376 (1988)Cite this article

Abstract

Farmed fallow deer suddenly developed disease showing lethargy, weakness, anorexia and several of them died. The animals showed macroscopic lesions in the digestive mucosa characterized by erosions, ulcers and necrotizing lesions. Histo-pathology of the mucous membranes revealed marked inter- and intracellular oedema, erosions, ulcers and intracyto-plasmic inclusions bodies. BVD-virus was demonstrated in 1 deer using an indirect immunofluorescence method. It is suggested that the disease may have been caused by Bovine Virus Diarrhea virus alone or in conjunction with a simultaneous infection by another unidentified virus.

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Hägnande dovhjortar blev plötsligt sjuka uppvisande, slöhet, svaghet och upphörd foderlust. Ett flertal av dem dog. Djuren uppvisade slemhinneförändringar i digestionskanalen karakteriserade av erosioner, ulcerationer och nekrotiska förändringar. Histopatologiska undersökningar av slemhinneförändringarna påvisade inter- och intracellulärt ödem, erosioner ulcerationer och intracytoplasmatiska inklusionskroppar. Bovint virus-diarré-virus påvisades hos en hjort med hjälp av indirekt immunofluorescens. Det antas att sjukdomen kan ha orsakats av bovint virus diarre virus ensamt eller tillsammans med ett annat oidentifierat virus.

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  1. Department of Pathology, National Veterinary Institute, P. O. Box 7073, S-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden

    Margaretha Steen, Regina Diaz, Claes Rehbinder & Stefan Alenius

  2. Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala

    Margaretha Steen, Regina Diaz, Claes Rehbinder & Stefan Alenius

  3. Department of Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

    Margaretha Steen, Regina Diaz, Claes Rehbinder & Stefan Alenius

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Steen, M., Diaz, R., Rehbinder, C. et al. An Outbreak of a Disease in Farmed Fallow Deer (Dama Dama L) Resembling Bovine Virus Diarrhea/Mucosal Disease. Acta Vet Scand 29, 369–376 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548631

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