Some observations on canine viral hepatitis

Abstract

Extract Following the publication of the monograph by Rubarth ( 1947 Rubarth, S. 1947. Acta. Path, microbiol. Scand., [Google Scholar] ), canine viral hepatitis (C.V.H.) has been shown to have a world-wide distribution. Numerous accounts of the clinical, epidemiological, and pathological features of this disease have been published in the last decade (Rubarth, 1947 Rubarth, S. 1947. Acta. Path, microbiol. Scand., [Google Scholar] ; Coffin, 1948 Coffin, D. L. 1948. J. Amer. vet. med. Ass., 112: 355–355. [Google Scholar] ; Parry, 1950 Parry, H. B. 1950. Vet. Rec, 62: 559–559. [Google Scholar] ; Pay, 1950 Pay, T. W. F. 1950. Vet. Rec., 62: 551–551. [Google Scholar] ; Smith, 1956 Smith, B.F. 1956. N.Z. vet. J., 4: 71–71. [Taylor & Francis Online] [Google Scholar] ), and Thordal-Christenseu ( 1957 Thordal-Christensen, A. 1957. Penn. Univ. Sch. Vet. Med. Vet, Ext. Quart. Bull., 145: 36–36. [Google Scholar] ) has recently reviewed the world literature. This paper briefly discusses classical fatal C.V.H. and presents several additional features of the disease as encountered in New Zealand.