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==Diseases==
Although research into the diseases and parasites which affect the Java mouse-deer are still nascent, bovine viral diarrhea virus ([[BVDV]] 1), a [[pestivirus]] of the family [[flaviviridae]] has been detected in Java mouse-deer. Mouse-deer acquire this virus through fetal infection during early pregnancy. Once acquired, individuals with BVDV can gain lifelong [[immune tolerance]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Uttenthal | first1 = A. | last2 = Hoyer | first2 = M. J. | last3 = Grøndahl | first3 = C. | last4 = Houe | first4 = H. | last5 = van Maanen | first5 = C | last6 = Rasmussen | first6 = T. B. | display-authors =
==Conservation status==
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