Message Number: YG5030 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Christopher
Date: Sun Jul 1, 2001 11:07am
Subject: Re: Distemper: time from contraction to development?
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "More Ferrets?!?" <moreferrets@h...>
wrote:
> anyone have any data on the time frame or range from the time a
ferret is exposed to or contracts distemper to the time it develops
> it?
To quote Dr Bruce Williams from his website... 12 to 42 days
<snip>
Synopsis: Canine distemper is the most serious disease in ferrets.
Essentially 100% fatal, the morbillivirus that causes canine
distemper results in an accelerated syndrome that closely mimics
signs seen in canids and other susceptible species. Disease
progression ranges from 12 days in ferret-adapted strains to
approximately 42 in wild canine strains. The disease is profoundly
immunosuppressive, with animals that survive this stage of the
disease succumbing to neurologic dysfunction within several weeks.
<snip>
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/ferret.path.html
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