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Emergence of canine distemper in Bavarian wildlife associated with a specific amino acid exchange in the haemagglutinin protein.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Mar 2011
Sekulin Karin, Hafner-Marx Angela, Kolodziejek Jolanta, Janik Dirk, Schmidt Peter, Nowotny Norbert
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A widespread, severe outbreak of canine distemper encephalitis was observed in wildlife in Southern Bavaria in the spring and summer of 2008. The haemagglutinin (HA) genes of six representative canine distemper virus (CDV) samples originating from five red foxes and one badger during this outbreak had a Y549H amino acid substitution in the HA protein compared to sequences from two captive domesticated ferrets...
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