First report of a canine morbillivirus infection in a giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) in Brazil

Abstract Canine morbillivirus, also known as canine distemper virus (CDV), induces a contagious multisystemic disease caused by an enveloped RNA virus belonging to the genus Morbillivirus within the family Paramyxoviridae. CDV replicates readily in epithelial, nerve and lymphoid tissues; it is excre...

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Main Authors: Melissa Debesa Belizário Granjeiro, Mayara Lima Kavasaki, Thais O. Morgado, Lucas Avelino Dandolini Pavelegini, Marisol Alves de Barros, Carolina Fontana, Mateus deAssis Bianchini, Aneliza deOliveira Souza, Amanda R. Gonçalves Lima Oliveira Santos, Michele Lunardi, Edson M. Colodel, Daniel M. deAguiar, Adriane Jorge Mendonça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:Veterinary Medicine and Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.246