Uttenthal Ase, Grøndahl C, Hoyer M J, Houe H, van Maanen C, Rasmussen T B, Larsen L E
Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Lindholm, DK-4771 Kalvehave, Denmark.
Prev Vet Med. 2005 Nov 15;72(1-2):87-91; discussion 215-9. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2005.08.006. Epub 2005 Oct 6.
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.
