Black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) are an endangered species in North America that are highly sensitive to canine distemper virus (CDV) infections and any exposure could be devastating to species recovery. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recovery program has safely used a recombinant DNA...
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Wright, M. L.; Livieri, T. M.; Santymire, R. M.
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American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Pomona, USA
Citation
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2022, 53, 1, pp 194-199
Canine distemper virus (CDV) causes a highly contagious systemic infection in an array of animal species. In this study we report an outbreak of distemper in ferrets in two research facilities in Australia, caused by a novel lineage of CDV. While the CDV strain caused mainly mild symptoms in ...
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George, A. M.; Wille, M.; Wang JianNing; Anderson, K.; Cohen, S.; Moselen, J.; Lee, L. Y. Y.; Suen, W. W.; Bingham, J.; Dalziel, A. E.; Whitney, P.; Stannard, H.; Hurt, A. C.; Williams, D. T.; Deng YiMo; Barr, I. G.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Virology, 2022, 576, pp 117-126
Recombinant canine distemper virus as a possible vector for the delivery of SIV antigens - establishment and evaluation of biosafety and immunogenicity of rCDV and rCDV-SIVgag in the ferret model HIV/AIDS has been termed one of the most devastating diseases of mankind. Due to the unique...
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Freien Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Recombinant canine distemper virus as a possible vector for the delivery of Simian immunodeficiency virus antigens, 2018, pp xiii + 198 pp.
Upon infection, morbilliviruses such as measles virus, rinderpest virus, and canine distemper virus (CDV) initially target immune cells via the signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) before spreading to respiratory epithelia through the adherens junction protein nectin-4. However, the...
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Sawatsky, B.; Cattaneo, R.; Messling, V. von
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Washington, D.C., USA
Citation
Journal of Virology, 2018, 92, 15, pp e00669-18
Paramyxoviruses, including members of the genus Morbillivirus, express accessory proteins with ancillary functions during viral replication. One of these, the C protein, is expressed from an alternative open reading frame (ORF) located in the P gene. The measles virus (MeV) C protein has been...
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Siering, O.; Sawatsky, B.; Pfaller, C. K.
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Washington, D.C., USA
Citation
Journal of Virology, 2021, 95, 4,
Red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) are susceptible to canine distemper, with a number of reported vaccine-induced canine distemper cases. Canarypox-vectored recombinant canine distemper vaccines (PureVax Ferret Distemper [PFD] and Recombitek CDV [rCDV]) provide protection without inoculating a live ...
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Ramsay, E. C.; Georoff, T. A.; Burrell, C.; Anis, E.; Wilkes, R. P.
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American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Pomona, USA
Citation
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2019, 50, 2, pp 478-481
This chapter discusses etiology, transmission and epidemiology, clinical signs, pathology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of viral diseases of ferrets. The viruses discussed in the chapter are: canine distemper virus (CDV), ferret coronaviruses, Aleutian disease virus (ADV), influenza viruses, ...
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Kiupel, M.; Perpiñán, D.
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John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK
Citation
Biology and diseases of the ferret, 2014, Ed.3, pp 439-517
Companion ferrets need to be vaccinated against 2 viral diseases that cause neurologic illness: canine distemper and rabies. Although not common in ferrets, both viruses are fatal in ferrets and rabies virus is also fatal in humans. In this article, we provide a basic review of the 2 diseases,...
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Saunders, An Imprint of Elsevier, Philadelphia, USA
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Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2018, 21, 1, pp 105-114
Objective: To determine the status and distribution of distemper in Australian dogs and ferrets. Design: Retrospective case series. Methods: Cases were identified via a national voluntary disease reporting system, veterinarian groups and a national laboratory database. The geographic distribution,...
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Wyllie, S. E.; Kelman, M.; Ward, M. P.
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Wiley-Blackwell, Melbourne, Australia
Citation
Australian Veterinary Journal, 2016, 94, 7, pp 215-222
Canine distemper virus (CDV) is the causative agent of canine distemper (CD), which is one of the most important infectious diseases affecting wild and domestic carnivores. Vaccination represents an effective approach to prevent CDV infection among domestic carnivores. Canarypox-vectored...
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Gong YuChen; Chen TingWei; Feng Na; Meng XianYong; Sun WeiYang; Wang TieCheng; Zhao YongKun; Yang SongTao; Song XiaoFei; Li Wen; Dong HaiMan; Wang HongMei; He HongBin; Wang JianZhong; Zhang Ling; Gao YuWei; Xia XianZhu
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Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Veterinary Microbiology, 2020, 251,