From:
kath0524
Date: 2002-04-30 09:37:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Aleutians Disease Virus
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "rocky_rrr" <bdoclay@j...> wrote:
> When a board member was questioned, the response was that they had
queried vets in Maryland and that the general opinion was that there
was no concrete knowledge as to how ADV was spread. Further, that
the statements of ADV "epidemic", or even it's existence as a threat
was so overstated and unsubstantiated, that they did not see it as a
a "real" threat. >
Just last week, I was "interviewing" vets in my area as I'm looking
to make a change. The one I have chosen is the only other vet in
town that has a lot of ferret experience (to my knowledge). During
our phone conversation, the subject of Aleutian's came up. I asked
if he routinely tested and he said that he does not. He attends a
lot of exotic pet conferences and the general consensus is that it is
blown out of proportion and is not a big threat. He further said
that there are many differing opinions and they are, for the most
part, unsubstantiated.
Sounds like he attends the same conferences the Maryland vets attend.
Katharine