Ferret coronavirus

Coronavirus that infects ferrets

Ferret coronavirus

Virus classification
(unranked):  | Virus
Realm:  | Riboviria
Kingdom:  | Orthornavirae
Phylum:  | Pisuviricota
Class:  | Pisoniviricetes
Order:  | Nidovirales
Family:  | Coronaviridae
Genus:  | Alphacoronavirus
Subgenus:  | Minacovirus
Species:  |

Alphacoronavirus neovisontis

Strain:  |

Ferret coronavirus

Synonyms

Green Slime Disease

The ferret coronavirus is a coronavirus which infects ferrets and is a strain of the species Alphacoronavirus neovisontis. The first cases in ferrets were detected in March 1993 in the east coast of the United States. It was previously known as Green Slime Disease. The illness is highly contagious among ferrets, has a short incubation period, and has a mortality rate of about 5 percent. Symptoms include diarrhea and intestinal damage. Less pronounced symptoms are bloody stools, dehydration, lethargy, weight loss, and weakness.[1][2][3][4]

The reason that this disease is sometimes referred to as Green Slime Disease is that Green Slime Disease causes stool to turn dark green and fluorescent.[5]

There are two types of ferret coronavirus. These are ferret enteric coronavirus and ferret systemic coronavirus.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Murray, Jerry; Kiupel, Matti; Maes, Roger K. (2010). "Ferret Coronavirus-Associated Diseases". Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice. 13 (3): 543–560\. doi:10.1016/j.cvex.2010.05.010. PMC 7110453. PMID 20682435.
2. ^ Li, T. C.; Yoshizaki, S.; Kataoka, M.; Doan, Y. H.; Ami, Y.; Suzaki, Y.; Nakamura, T.; Takeda, N.; Wakita, T. (2017). "Determination of Ferret Enteric Coronavirus Genome in Laboratory Ferrets". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 23 (9): 1568–1570\. doi:10.3201/eid2309.160215. PMC 5572892. PMID 28820366.
3. ^ "Epizootic Catarrhal Enteritis (ECE or "Green Slime Disease") in Ferrets" (PDF). sawneeanimalclinic.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-12.
4. ^ "Viral Infection (ECE) in Ferrets".
5. ^ "Gastrointestinal Problems in Ferrets". avianandanimal.com. April 3, 2020.
6. ^ "Ferret coronavirus taxonomy".

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Taxonomy of the Coronaviridae

Higher taxonomy: Riboviria > Orthornavirae > Pisuviricota > Pisoniviricetes > Nidovirales > Cornidovirineae > Coronaviridae

Orthocoronavirinae

Alphacoronavirus|

| Colacovirus|

* Bat coronavirus CDPHE15

Decacovirus|

* Bat coronavirus HKU10
* Rhinolophus ferrumequinum alphacoronavirus HuB-2013

Duvinacovirus|

* Human coronavirus 229E

Luchacovirus|

* Lucheng Rn rat coronavirus

Minacovirus|

* Mink coronavirus 1

Minunacovirus|

* Miniopterus bat coronavirus 1
* Miniopterus bat coronavirus HKU8

Myotacovirus|

* Myotis ricketti alphacoronavirus Sax-2011

Nyctacovirus|

* Nyctalus velutinus alphacoronavirus SC-2013
* Pipistrellus kuhlii coronavirus 3398

Pedacovirus|

* Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
* Scotophilus bat coronavirus 512

Rhinacovirus|

* Rhinolophus bat coronavirus HKU2

Setracovirus|

* Human coronavirus NL63
* NL63-related bat coronavirus strain BtKYNL63-9b

Soracovirus|

* Sorex araneus coronavirus T14

Sunacovirus|

* Suncus murinus coronavirus X74

Tegacovirus|

* Alphacoronavirus 1
* Feline coronavirus
* Canine coronavirus
* Canine coronavirus HuPn-2018
* Transmissible gastroenteritis virus

Betacoronavirus|

| Embecovirus|

* Betacoronavirus 1
* Bovine coronavirus
* Human coronavirus OC43
* China Rattus coronavirus HKU24
* Human coronavirus HKU1
* Murine coronavirus
* Rat coronavirus
* Myodes coronavirus 2JL14

Hibecovirus|

* Bat Hp-betacoronavirus Zhejiang2013

Merbecovirus|

* Hedgehog coronavirus 1
* Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
* London1_novel CoV/2012
* MERS coronavirus EMC/2012
* Pipistrellus bat coronavirus HKU5
* Tylonycteris bat coronavirus HKU4

Nobecovirus|

* Eidolon bat coronavirus C704
* Rousettus bat coronavirus GCCDC1
* Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9

Sarbecovirus|

* SARS-related coronavirus
* SARS-CoV-1
* SARS-CoV-2
* Variants
* BANAL-52
* Bat SARS-like coronavirus WIV1
* RacCS203
* RaTG13
* RmYN02
* RpYN06
* SHC014-CoV

Gammacoronavirus|

| Brangacovirus|

* Goose coronavirus CB17

Cegacovirus|

* Beluga whale coronavirus SW1

Igacovirus|

* Avian coronavirus
* Avian coronavirus 9203
* Duck coronavirus 2714

Deltacoronavirus|

| Andecovirus|

* Wigeon coronavirus HKU20

Buldecovirus|

* Bulbul coronavirus HKU11
* Common moorhen coronavirus HKU21
* Coronavirus HKU15
* Munia coronavirus HKU13
* White-eye coronavirus HKU16

Herdecovirus|

* Night heron coronavirus HKU19

Letovirinae

| Alphaletovirus|

| Milecovirus|

* Microhyla letovirus 1

Source: ICTV ––  Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers

Ferret coronavirus|

* Wikidata: Q57773822
* EoL: 51991686
* NCBI: 1264898

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