Domestic dog origin of canine distemper virus in free-ranging wolves in Portugal as revealed by hemagglutinin gene characterization

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 725-729

  Müller, Alexandra ^a   Silva, Eliane ^a   Santos, Nuno ^b   Thompson, Gertrude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Pygargus Lda   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Canine distemper virus (CDV); Domestic dog; Grey wolf (Canis lupus); Hemagglutinin (H) gene

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 79960254165     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.725     Document Type: Article

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