Diseases

Aleutian Mink Disease

A slow progressive disease of mink caused by the ALEUTIAN MINK DISEASE VIRUS. It is characterized by poor reproduction, weight loss, autoimmunity, hypergammaglobulinemia, increased susceptibility to bacterial infections, and death from renal failure. The disease occurs in all color types, but mink which are homozygous recessive for the Aleutian gene for light coat color are particularly susceptible.

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A slow progressive disease of mink caused by the ALEUTIAN MINK DISEASE VIRUS. It is characterized by poor reproduction, weight loss, autoimmunity, hypergammaglobulinemia, increased susceptibility to bacterial infections, and death from renal failure. The disease occurs in all color types, but mink which are homozygous recessive for the Aleutian gene for light coat color are particularly susceptible.

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3 entry terms
  • Aleutian Disease of Mink
  • Disease, Aleutian Mink
  • Mink Disease, Aleutian

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.

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caused by a parvovirus; don't forget also MINK (NIM) & check tag ANIMALS

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  • Carnivora (1966-1967)
  • Mink (1968-1970)
  • Virus Diseases (1966-1970)

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  1. C01w.925w.256.700.091w
  2. C01w.925w.839w.091w
  3. C11w.270.040w.772w.270w
  4. C20w.673w.774w.257w.270w
  5. C22w.062w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aleutian Mink Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000453. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000453
  2. Aleutian Mink Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleutian_disease
  3. Aleutian Mink Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2348506