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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 45(4), 2009, pp. 1158-1162
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Canine Distemper Infection in Crab-eating Fox (Cerdocyon thous) from Argentina

 Hebe Ferreyra1,5, Marina G. Calderón2, Damián Marticorena3, Carolina Marull1 and Barrios Caro Leonardo4

1 Global Health Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, Gaona 360, B°Alto Alberdi, Córdoba City, C.P. 5003, Argentina
2 Centro de Virología Animal (CEVAN-CONICET), Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología "Dr. Cesar Milstein", Saladillo 2468, C1440FFX Buenos Aires, Argentina
3 Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, Argentina
4 Parque Nacional El Palmar, Entre Ríos, Argentina
5 Corresponding author (email: hferreyra{at}wcs.org)

ABSTRACT:   Canine distemper virus (CDV) has been reported worldwide in wild carnivores and has been cited as the cause of population declines in some species. Crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) from El Palmar National Park, Argentina, were observed either dead or exhibiting clinical neurologic signs. Samples were taken from two individuals that were laterfound tobe positive for CDV by direct immunofluorescence in brain tissue. Based on molecular studies, the CDV strain had a high percentage of identity compared to CDV strains affecting dogsin Argentina. This is the first report of CDV infection in wild carnivores in Argentina.
  Key words:  Argentina, canine distemper, Cerdocyon thous, crab-eating fox.






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