From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2002-02-02 20:13:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] what is ADV ?????
Hi there,
ADV is the initials for Aleutian Disease Virus.
ADV is a parvo virus that can infect ferrets.
(Aleutian Disease virus is more common in mink.)
Aleutian Disease can cause various problems
from mild weight loss and lethargy all the way to
kidney failure and death. Recent outbreaks in Texas
and several other states have produced a lot of fatal cases,
thus ADV is a viral infection that can cause serious problems.
Check out www.geocities.com/russiansmom for more
info about Aleutian Disease.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM
PS-ECE is a corona virus infection that causes diarrhea and
dehydration, but it is usually not fatal to healthy ferrets.