Hamir A N, Morin M, Rupprecht C E
Laboratory of Large Animal Pathology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kennett Square 19348.
J Wildl Dis. 1990 Apr;26(2):262-4. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-26.2.262.
A hand-reared raccoon (Procyon lotor) kit had severe diarrhea and died within 24 hr. Gross and histopathologic findings were compatible with a diagnosis of viral enteritis. The immunoperoxidase test revealed rotavirus group A antigen in the intestinal mucosa. This is the first record of rotaviral enteritis in a raccoon.