An outbreak of canine distemper virus in tigers (Panthera tigris): Possible transmission from wild animals to zoo animals

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 699-705

  Nagao, Yumiko ^a   Nishio, Yohei ^a   Shiomoda, Hiroshi ^a   Tamaru, Seiji ^a   Shimojima, Masayuki ^a   Goto, Megumi ^a   Une, Yumi ^b   Sato, Azusa ^c   Ikebe, Yusuke ^c   Maeda, Ken ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Akiyoshidai Safari Land   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine distemper; Raccoon dog; Tiger

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANINE DISTEMPER; CANINE DISTEMPER MORBILLIVIRUS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIC; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; JAPAN; LUNG; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RACCOON DOG; SERODIAGNOSIS; TIGER; VIROLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BASE SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISTEMPER; DISTEMPER VIRUS, CANINE; DNA PRIMERS; FECES; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTININS; JAPAN; LUNG; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; PHYLOGENY; RACCOON DOGS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIGERS;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; MORBILLIVIRUS; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES; PANTHERA LEO; PANTHERA TIGRIS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 84863804677     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.11-0509     Document Type: Article

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