Article
[Genetic variations and cellular receptors of Canine distemper virus--a review].
Wei sheng wu xue bao = Acta microbiologica Sinica - 1 Jul 2008
Zhao Jianjun, Yan Xijun, Wu Wei
Abstract excerpt
Canine distemper (CD) caused by Canine distemper virus (CDV) was first reported in 1905, and has been one of the most serious contagious diseases of dogs as well as other carnivores. Recently, increasing cases of canine distemper (CD) both in vaccinated and unvaccinated dogs and in wildlife have been reported in Japan, America, Europe and Africa. Based on phylogenetic analysis of the hemagglutinin (H) gene...
Topics
- Animals
- Distemper Virus, Canine
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Viral
- Humans
- Mutation
- Receptors, Virus
