Yamaguchi N, Macdonald D W
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford.
Vet Rec. 2001 Oct 20;149(16):485-8. doi: 10.1136/vr.149.16.485.
Fourteen of 27 American mink (Mustela vison) trapped in the upper Thames region were positive for anti-Aleutian disease antibodies. This demonstration of the occurrence of this viral disease in a feral American mink population suggests that it could threaten populations of at least two protected mustelids, the otter (Lutra lutra) and the polecat (Mustela putorius), and may also play a role in the apparent decline of local mink populations in Britain.
在泰晤士河上游地区捕获的27只美洲水貂（鼬属）中，有14只抗阿留申病抗体呈阳性。这种病毒性疾病在野生美洲水貂种群中的出现表明，它可能会威胁到至少两种受保护的鼬科动物，水獭（欧亚水獭）和鸡貂（欧洲艾鼬）的种群数量，并且可能也与英国当地水貂种群数量的明显下降有关。
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