TY - JOUR
T1 - Canine distemper in terrestrial carnivores
T2 - A review
AU - Deem, Sharon L.
AU - Spelman, Lucy H.
AU - Yates, Rebecca A.
AU - Montali, Richard J.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Canine distemper virus is a member of the genus Morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae. Canine distemper has been recorded in domestic dogs for centuries. It is now recognized as a worldwide problem of carnivores and has the second highest fatality rate of any infectious disease, after rabies, in domestic dogs. The importance of this disease in nondomestic animals has become evident with vaccine-induced infections in a variety of species and large-scale epidemics in captive and free-ranging felids. To date, canine distemper has been reported in all families of terrestrial carnivores: Canidae, Felidae, Hyaenidae, Mustelidae, Procyonidae, Ursidae, and Viverridae. Veterinarians, including those working with nondomestic carnivores, should be familiar with the clinical signs, diagnosis, and clinical management of this disease.
AB - Canine distemper virus is a member of the genus Morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae. Canine distemper has been recorded in domestic dogs for centuries. It is now recognized as a worldwide problem of carnivores and has the second highest fatality rate of any infectious disease, after rabies, in domestic dogs. The importance of this disease in nondomestic animals has become evident with vaccine-induced infections in a variety of species and large-scale epidemics in captive and free-ranging felids. To date, canine distemper has been reported in all families of terrestrial carnivores: Canidae, Felidae, Hyaenidae, Mustelidae, Procyonidae, Ursidae, and Viverridae. Veterinarians, including those working with nondomestic carnivores, should be familiar with the clinical signs, diagnosis, and clinical management of this disease.
KW - Canine distemper virus
KW - Morbillivirus
KW - Nondomestic species
KW - Review
KW - Vaccine-induced disease
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U2 - 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0441:CDITCA]2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0441:CDITCA]2.0.CO;2
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11428391
AN - SCOPUS:0034577268
SN - 1042-7260
VL - 31
SP - 441
EP - 451
JO - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
JF - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
IS - 4
ER -