If vets here in the U.S. run into a disease in ferrets which presents
like FIP does in cats with granulomatous inflammation affecting a number
of organs, please, contact Dr. Matti Kiupel.

Dr. med. vet. Matti Kiupel, BS, MS, PhD, DACVP
Fachtierarzt fUr VeterinAr Pathologie
Associate Professor
Michigan State University
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigations
Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health
4125 Beaumont Road, Room 152A
Lansing, MI 48910
USA

Tel.: ** 517 432 2670
Fax.: ** 517 432 6557

who is studying specimens (fecal, tissue, etc.) from such individuals.

There is a new coronavirus which might have originated from FIP or might
have originated from ECE.

It sounds like it is still unusual.  There are definite cases in Europe,
and it was first announced in

Vet Rec. 2006 Apr 15;158(15):523.   in
Detection of feline infectious peritonitis virus-like antigen in
ferrets.
by
Martinez J, Ramis AJ, Reinacher M, Perpinan D.

(The full text is at Vet Rec for members.)

and Dr. Matti Kiupel (known from his extensive ECE work) is working with
them to better understand the specific coronavirus they are encountering.

It is not yet known if this new disease is anywhere outside Europe, so
specimens from possible cases are important for multiple reasons.

The team working on this new disease will be describing what they have
encountered in detail in a veterinary conference this coming December
(only 2 months away).

Also available here:
http://www.smartgroups.com/message/viewdiscussion.cfm?gid=1423922&messageid=18442

-- Sukie (not a vet, and not speaking for any of the below in my
private posts)
Recommended health resources to help ferrets and the people who love
them:
Ferret Health List
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth
FHL Archives
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
AFIP Ferret Pathology
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
Miamiferrets
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
International Ferret Congress Critical References
http://www.ferretcongress.org=

[Posted in FML 5392]