WB virus has been shown to have a fine structure which is characteristic of members of the mumps-NDV-parainfluenza group of viruses. Viral internal component has been demonstrated within the cytoplasm of infected cells. The incorporation of internal component into virus filaments at the cell surface has also been demonstrated. The evidence presented suggests that virus filament formation occurs...

Closely related to Bordetella pertussis, the cause of “whooping cough” in humans, Bordetella bronchiseptica is a gram negative, aerobic coccobacillus particularly well adapted to colonize the ciliated respiratory epithelium of dogs and cats. Today, this organism is regarded as the principle etiologic agent of canine infectious tracheobronchitis (ITB). In the clinical setting, however, B. bronch...

Influenza virus is the most frequently reported viral cause of rhabdomyolysis. A 7-year-old child is presented with rhabdomyolysis associated with parainfluenza type 2 virus. Nine cases of rhabdomyolysis associated with parainfluenza virus have been reported. Complications may include electrolyte disturbances, acute renal failure, and compartment syndrome.

BACKGROUND Surveillance of influenza-like illness (ILI) in Central Africa began only recently, and few data are therefore available on the circulation of influenza virus and other respiratory viruses. In Gabon, a Central African country, we established a surveillance network in four major towns in order to analyze cases of ILI among patients who visited health centers between March 2010 and Jun...

The survival of human parainfluenza virus types 1, 2, and 3 was measured in both indoor and outdoor environments at South Pole Station, Antarctica, in an effort to determine the long-term survival of these viruses in this environment and to identify the possible source of respiratory tract illnesses which occurred in this isolated population in 1978 after 10 and 27 weeks of total social isolati...

The tonsils and adenoids of 44 children were analyzed for the detection of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Viruses were detected in 47.7% of the children and 37.3% of the specimens, with adenovirus and parainfluenza viruses being the most frequently detected microorganisms.

Rosenberg, F. J., F. S. Lief (School of Veterinary Medicine, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Pa. 19104), J. D. Todd and J. S. Reif. Studies of canine respiratory viruses. I. Experimental infection of dogs with an SV5-like canine parainfluenza agent. Amer J Epidem 94: 147-165, 1971.—A parainfluenza virus which was recovered from a case of kennel cough at the University of Pennsylvania kennels was found c...

background: canine distemper (cd) is a lethal systemicdisease affecting a wide variety of terrestrial carnivores.objectives: this study was performed to survey epidemiologicaland molecular characteristics of the canine distemper virus(cdv) strains circulating in iran. methods: in this study, 19cdv-suspected unvaccinated dogs from northeast and center ofiran were analyzed for presence of cdv nuc...

Equines are susceptible to respiratory viruses such as influenza and parainfluenza. Respiratory diseases have adversely impacted economies all over the world. This study was intended to determine the presence of influenza and parainfluenza viruses in unvaccinated horses from some regions of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Blood serum collected from 72 equines of different towns in this state wa...