Update on canine distemper virus (CDV) strains of Arctic-like lineage detected in dogs in Italy

Canine distemper virus (CDV) is the etiologic agent of distemper in dogs. It exhibits an elevated potential of crossing species barriers, infecting a wide range of wild and domestic carnivores. Of its encoding genes, hemagglutinin (H) shows high heterogeneity, and it was used to determine the relat...

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Main Authors: Francesco Mira, Giuseppa Purpari, Santina Di Bella, Domenico Vicari, Giorgia Schirò, Patrizia Di Marco, Giusi Macaluso, Mara Battilani, Annalisa Guercio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2019-01-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
Online Access:https://www.veterinariaitaliana.izs.it/index.php/VetIt/article/view/1455