Introduction

• A chronic wasting disease with hypergammaglobulinemia.
• Cause: parvovirus.
• Signs: splenic enlargement, neurological signs, fecal/urinary incontinence.
• Diagnosis: ELISA, necropsy.
• Treatment: supportive care, euthanasia.
• Prognosis: unknown, but likely guarded.

Pathogenesis

Etiology

• A parvovirus that causes a persistent infection in mink and in ferrets.
• In adult mink, the disease is associated with immune complex glomerulonephritis, biliary hyperplasia, and arteritis; in kits, it is characterized by interstitial pneumonia.

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Outcomes