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Canine distemper virus strains circulating among North American dogs.
Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI - 1 Apr 2008
Kapil Sanjay, Allison Robin W, Johnston Larry, Murray Brandy L, Holland Steven, Meinkoth Jim, Johnson Bill
Abstract excerpt
Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a highly contagious virus that causes multisystemic disease in dogs. We received seven samples from dogs with CD from the United States during 2007. CDV isolates from these samples formed large, multinucleated syncytia in a Vero cell line expressing canine signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM). Based on the hemagglutinin gene sequences, the CDV isolates from three states...
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