Canine distemper outbreak in pet store puppies linked to a high-volume dog breeder

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1094-1098

  Schumaker, Brant A ^a   Miller, Myrna M ^a   Grosdidier, Paul ^b   Cavender, Jacqueline L ^a   Montgomery, Donald L ^a   Cornish, Todd E ^a   Farr, Robert M ^c   Driscoll, Michael ^d   Maness, Lori J ^e   Gray, Tangney ^f   Petersen, Dana ^g   Brown, William L ^b   Logan, Jim ^h   O'Toole, Donal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Kansas Animal Health Department   (United States)

^c Cheyenne Pet Clinic   (United States)

^d Broadmoor East Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^e Best Friends Animal Health Center   (United States)

^f Popish Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^g Alpine Animal Hospital   (United States)

^h Wyoming Livestock Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Canine distemper virus; commercial breeders; diagnosis; disease control; dogs; hemagglutinin gene; paramyxovirus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANINE DISTEMPER; CANINE DISTEMPER MORBILLIVIRUS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DOG; EPIDEMIC; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; COMMERCE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISTEMPER; DISTEMPER VIRUS, CANINE; DOGS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84868035079     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638712460531     Document Type: Article

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