Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Canine distemper virus in a crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) in Brazil: case report and phylogenetic analyses.
- Journal:
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Year:
- 2009
- Authors:
- Megid, Jane et al.
- Affiliation:
- UNESP-School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences · Brazil
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Although canine distemper is enzootic worldwide and has a wide host range, there are no reports of canine distemper virus in crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) that provide information on virus phylogeny and histopathologic lesions. The objective of this study is report and describe canine distemper in a crab-eating fox (C. thous), with a focus on the phylogeny of the virus strain and the histopathologic lesions in the animal.
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