Canine Distemper Virus in Asiatic Lions of Gujarat State, India

Canine Distemper Virus in Asiatic Lions of Gujarat State, India

In September 2018, an epizootic infection caused by canine distemper virus emerged in an Asiatic lion population in India. We detected the virus in samples from 68 lions and 6 leopards by reverse transcription PCR. Whole-genome sequencing analysis demonstrated the virus strain is similar to the prop...

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Main Authors: Devendra T. Mourya, Pragya D. Yadav, Sreelekshmy Mohandas, R.F. Kadiwar, M.K. Vala, Akshay K. Saxena, Anita Shete-Aich, Nivedita Gupta, P. Purushothama, Rima R. Sahay, Raman R. Gangakhedkar, Shri C.K. Mishra, Balram Bhargava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Canine distemper virus
Asiatic lion
next generation sequencing
RT-PCR
heminested PCR
India
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/19-0120_article

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