From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2008-09-01 02:35:19 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] new abstracts
To: fhl <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18725471
for full text:
http://www.vetpathology.org/cgi/content/full/45/5/663
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Vet Pathol. 2008 Sep;45(5):663-73.
Laboratory findings, histopathology, and immunophenotype of lymphoma=20
in domestic ferrets.
Ammersbach M, Delay J, Caswell JL, Smith DA, Taylor WM, Bienzle D.
Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1=20
(Canada).
Lymphoma is a common tumor in ferrets, but anatomic distribution,=20
histomorphology, immunophenotype, laboratory abnormalities, and=20
response to chemotherapy are incompletely defined. In this study,=20
lymphoma was diagnosed by histopathology of tumor tissue in 29 ferrets=20
ranging in age from 0.8 to 8.5 years, including 12 males and 17=20
females. Tumors involved the viscera of the abdominal cavity (n =3D 11), =
thoracic cavity (n =3D 1), or abdominal and thoracic cavities (n =3D 7); =
the skin (n =3D 2); or the viscera of both body cavities plus other=20
sites (n =3D 8). Microscopically, all tumors had diffuse architecture.=20
Assessment by histomorphology and immunophenotype classified tumors as=20
peripheral T-cell lymphoma (n =3D 17), anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma =
(n =3D 5), anaplastic large B-cell lymphoma (n =3D 4), diffuse large B-
cell lymphoma (n =3D 1), and Hodgkin-like lymphoma (n =3D 2). Cytologic =
evaluation of tumor tissue was diagnostic in 11 of 13 cases. Twenty-
two of 27 ferrets had anemia, 2 had leukemia, and 5 were neutropenic.=20
Common comorbid disorders were adrenal disease (n =3D 27) and insulinoma =
(n =3D 6). Tumors most frequently involved mesenteric lymph nodes, while =
enlargement of peripheral lymph nodes was uncommon (n =3D 3). Ferrets=20
with Hodgkin-like lymphoma had massive enlargement of single lymph=20
nodes. Mean survival of ferrets not immediately euthanized was 5.0=20
months (T-cell lymphoma) and 8.4 months (B-cell lymphoma). Ferrets=20
treated with chemotherapy survived an average of 4.3 months (T-cell=20
lymphoma, n =3D 9) or 8.8 months (B-cell lymphoma, n =3D 4). Results=20
indicate that lymphomas in ferrets most commonly affect abdominal=20
viscera, may be amenable to cytologic diagnosis, are frequently=20
associated with anemia and, in some cases, may be chemosensitive,=20
resulting in relatively long survival times.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18723866
full text
http://veterinaryrecord.bvapublications.com/cgi/content/full/163/8/246?view=
=3Dlong&pmid=3D18723866
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Vet Rec. 2008 Aug 23;163(8):246-50.
Outbreak of canine distemper in domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius=20
furo).
Perpi=F1=E1n D, Ramis A, Tom=E1s A, Carpintero E, Bargall=F3 F.
Maragall Exotics Centre Veterinari, Xiprer 53, 08041 Barcelona, Spain.
In 2006 an outbreak of canine distemper affected 14 young domestic=20
ferrets in Barcelona, Spain. Their clinical signs included a reduced=20
appetite, lethargy, dyspnoea, coughing, sneezing, mucopurulent ocular=20
and nasal discharges, facial and perineal dermatitis, diarrhoea,=20
splenomegaly and fever. Late in the course of the disease, general=20
desquamation and pruritus, and hyperkeratotic/crusting dermatitis of=20
the lips, eyes, nose, footpads, and perineal area were observed. None=20
of the ferrets developed neurological signs. Non-regenerative anaemia=20
and high serum concentrations of alpha- and beta-globulins were the=20
most common laboratory findings. Most of the animals died or were=20
euthanased because of respiratory complications. Postmortem there were=20
no signs of lung collapse. Distemper was diagnosed by direct=20
immunofluorescence of conjunctival swabs or pcr of several organs, and=20
histology revealed the characteristic eosinophilic intracytoplasmic=20
and intranuclear inclusion bodies of canine distemper virus in several=20
organs. The minimum incubation periods calculated for six of the=20
ferrets were 11 to 56 days, and in 13 of the ferrets the signs of=20
disease lasted 14 to 34 days. Inclusion bodies compatible with=20
infection by herpesvirus were found in the lungs of one of the ferrets.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18752724
to get full text:
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=3Donline&aid=
=3D2157152
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J Helminthol. 2008 Aug 28:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]
Helminth communities of the autochthonous mustelids Mustela lutreola=20
and M. putorius and the introduced Mustela vison in south-western=20
France.
Torres J, Miquel J, Fournier P, Fournier-Chambrillon C, Liberge M,=20
Fons R, Feliu C.
Laboratori de Parasitologia, Facultat de Farm=E0cia, Universitat de=20
Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
This study presents the first comprehensive helminthological data on=20
three sympatric riparian mustelids (the European mink Mustela=20
lutreola, the polecat M. putorius and the American mink M. vison) in=20
south-western France. One hundred and twenty-four specimens (45 M.=20
lutreola, 37 M. putorius and 42 M. vison) from eight French=20
departments were analysed. Globally, 15 helminth species were=20
detected: Troglotrema acutum, Pseudamphistomum truncatum, Euryhelmis=20
squamula, Euparyphium melis and Ascocotyle sp. (Trematoda), Taenia=20
tenuicollis (Cestoda), Eucoleus aerophilus, Pearsonema plica,=20
Aonchotheca putorii, Strongyloides mustelorum, Molineus patens,=20
Crenosoma melesi, Filaroides martis and Skrjabingylus nasicola=20
(Nematoda) and larval stages of Centrorhynchus species=20
(Acanthocephala). The autochthonous European mink harboured the=20
highest species richness (13 species) followed by the polecat with 11=20
species. The introduced American mink presented the most depauperate=20
helminth community (nine species). The prevalence and worm burden of=20
most of the helminths found in M. putorius and M. lutreola were also=20
higher than those of M. vison. Some characteristics of their helminth=20
communities were compared to relatively nearby populations (Spain) and=20
other very distant populations (Belarus). This comparison emphasized=20
M. patens as the most frequent parasite in all of the analysed=20
mustelid populations. It was possible to conclude that the invasive M.=20
vison contributes to the maintenance of the life cycle of the=20
pathogenic T. acutum and S. nasicola helminths, with possible=20
implications for the conservation of the endangered European mink.
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Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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