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Characterization of a novel Canine distemper virus causing disease in wildlife.
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc - 1 Sept 2016
Pope Jenny P, Miller Debra L, Riley Matthew C, Anis Eman, Wilkes Rebecca P
Abstract excerpt
Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a common cause of a multisystemic disease in both domestic dogs and wildlife species, including raccoons and foxes. Outbreaks of CDV in domestic dogs in eastern Tennessee have occurred since 2012, and it was determined that these outbreaks resulted from a novel genotype of CDV. We hypothesized that this virus is also infecting area wildlife and may be a source of the virus for...
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