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Contagious Rhino‐Tonsillitis (C.R.T.): A New Virus Entity Unrelated to other Infectious Diseases in the Dog
Author(s) -
FONTAINE M.,
GORET P.,
BRION A.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1961.tb04094.x
Subject(s) - medicine , virus , tonsil , tonsillitis , antibiotics , disease , virology , veterinary medicine , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , biology
— A new virs entity causing a specific disease in the dog is described. This virus, because of the specificity and preference it shows in attacking the tissues of the tonsil and rhino‐pharyngeal mucosa, has been named Contagious Rhino‐Tonsillitis virus (C.R.T.). Adult dogs in rural habitats appear to be more frequently attacked with a mortality of 50 per cent. The fox is the only other animal, so far known, which is susceptible to the virus. Man appears to develop a slight sensitivity to repeated doses. The virus is resistant to antibiotics, but is destroyed by disinfectants. Immunity is not obtained except by repeated doses and is preceded by a period of hypersensitivity taking the form of an allergic reaction.