http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22238305

>J Virol. 2012 Jan 11. [Epub ahead of print]
>
> Endogenous lentiviruses in the ferret genome.
>
>Cui J, Holmes EC.
>
>Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Department of Biology,
>The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
> 
>By screening 74 chordate genomes for endogenous lentiviruses using
>Pol sequences of exogenous lentiviruses as a reference, we identified
>a novel endogenous lentivirus in the genome of the ferret (Mustela
>putorius furo). Phylogenetic analysis suggested that the ferret
>endogenous lentivirus, denoted ELVmpf, diverged early in the evolution
>of the mammalian lentiviruses, although with a lack of resolution at
>key nodes. These data support the notion that lentiviruses have
>evolved on time-scales of millions of years.
>
>PMID: 22238305  [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

for full text:

http://jvi.asm.org/content/early/2012/01/04/JVI.06652-11.long

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22228869

>Vet Rec. 2012 Jan 7;170(1):27.
>
>C anine distemper outbreak in ferrets in the UK.
>
>Thomas S.
>
>Gatehouse Veterinary Hospital, 232 Allerton Road, Bradford,
>West Yorkshire BD15 7AA.
>
>PMID: 22228869  [PubMed - in process]

For the final version:

http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/170/1/27.2.long

Sukie (not a vet)

Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html

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(2010, Steve Crandall)
On change for its own sake: "You can go really fast if you just jump
off the cliff." (2010, Steve Crandall)

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