Canine Distemper Spillover in Domestic Dogs from Urban Wildlife

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1069-1086

  Kapil, Sanjay ^a   Yeary, Teresa J ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Canine distemper virus genetics; Pathogenicity; Transmission; Vaccines; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CANINE DISTEMPER MLV VACCINE; DISTEMPER VACCINE; PUREVAX; RABORAL V RG; RECOMBINANT CANARYPOX VECTORED CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANGUARD (DRUG); VIRUS VACCINE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; CANINE DISTEMPER; CANINE DISTEMPER MORBILLIVIRUS; CELL CULTURE; CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENOTYPE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WILDLIFE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; DISTEMPER; DISTEMPER VIRUS, CANINE; DOGS; GENOTYPE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 82755187592     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: 18781306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2011.08.005     Document Type: Review

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