NALT

Preferred term

Aleutian mink disease

Topic

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.

Carnivore amdoparvovirus 1

Aleutian disease

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

1655

Spanish

enfermedad Aleutiana del visón
enfermedad aleutiana

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/71217

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Created 7/21/06, last modified 11/30/12