First Identification of Canine Distemper Virus in Hoary Fox (Lycalopex vetulus): Pathological Aspects and Virus Phylogeny

• Grant number: 10/01465-9
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants - Publications - Scientific article
• Start date: March 01, 2010
• End date: August 31, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Preventive Veterinary Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Jane Megid
• Grantee: Jane Megid
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Canine distemper virus ( CDV) has been reported in several wild animals species, but there are no reports of CDV in hoary fox (Lycalopex vetulus). This paper reports the first case of natural CDV infection in hoary fox, the clinical and pathological aspects of the disease and the virus strain phylogeny. (AU)