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. 1986 Dec 1;27(4):497–504. doi: 10.1186/BF03548129

Avian Influenza a Virus Causing an Outbreak of Contagious Interstitial Pneumonia in Mink

Aviärt influensa A virus som orsak till ett utbrott av smittsam interstitiell pneumoni hos mink

L Englund 1,✉, B Klingeborn 1, T Mejerland 1
PMCID: PMC8189376  PMID: 3604824

Abstract

An outbreak of contagious respiratory disease in mink occurred in October 1984 on the south-east coast of Sweden. High morbidity with coughing, sneezing and dullness was reported. Post mortem examination showed interstitial pneumonia in most examined mink. An avian influenza A virus was isolated and shown to belong to serotype H10N4. Serological studies established that this virus was the most probable cause of the outbreak and also that this new viral infection seemed to be limited to the south-east coast of Sweden.

Keywords: lung, ELISA, contagious pneumonia

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