Canine distemper virus (CDV) has been reported in several wild animal species, but there have been no reports of CDV in hoary fox (Lycalopex vetulus). This paper characterizes the first case of natural CDV infection in hoary fox, including the clinical and pathologic aspects of the disease as well as the viral strain phylogeny.
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1 January 2010
First Identification of Canine Distemper Virus in Hoary Fox (Lycalopex vetulus): Pathologic Aspects and Virus Phylogeny
Jane Megid,
Carlos Roberto Teixeira,
Renee Laufer Amorin,
Adriana Cortez,
Marcos Bryan Heinemann,
João Marcelo Azevedo de Paula Antunes,
Luciana Fachini da Costa,
Felipe Fornazari,
Joseane Regina Bosso Cipriano,
Arita Cremasco,
Leonardo José Richtzenhain
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 46 • No. 1
January 2010
Vol. 46 • No. 1
January 2010
canine distemper virus
hoary fox
Lycalopex vetulus
phylogeny
RT-PCR