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cord-302330-i1mndt3c	Ball, Roberta Scipioni	Issues to Consider for Preparing Ferrets as Research Subjects in the Laboratory	2006-01-01		.txt	text/plain	7484	435	46	Despite the relatively small numbers used in the laboratory, ferrets have some unique applications including study of human influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated corona virus. To date, this model continues to be an important use of the ferret and includes work on pathogenesis, treatment, vaccine development, and investigation of Reye's syndrome (Maher and DeStefano 2004) . Finally, ferrets are used in cardiovascular research, including myocardial infarct models, in neural development and visual system studies, in skeletal research, for pediatric endotracheal intubation training, and for the investigation of renal disease secondary to toxin producing intestinal infection with Escherichia coli (Crawford et al. Despite the possibility that researchers may be less familiar with ferrets than with other laboratory species, it is important for investigators to realize that ferrets may be selected, purchased, and transported in a manner similar to other animals.	./cache/cord-302330-i1mndt3c.txt	./txt/cord-302330-i1mndt3c.txt