An Outbreak of Canine Distemper Virus in Tigers (Panthera tigris): Possible Transmission from Wild Animals to Zoo Animals

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 74; no. 6; pp. 699 - 705
• Main Authors: NAGAO, Yumiko, NISHIO, Yohei, SHIOMODA, Hiroshi, TAMARU, Seiji, SHIMOJIMA, Masayuki, GOTO, Megumi, UNE, Yumi, SATO, Azusa, IKEBE, Yusuke, MAEDA, Ken
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2012
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Zoo - virology; Base Sequence; canine distemper; Canine distemper virus; Cluster Analysis; Disease Outbreaks - veterinary; Distemper - epidemiology; Distemper - pathology; Distemper - transmission; Distemper Virus, Canine - genetics; DNA Primers - genetics; Feces - virology; Female; Hemagglutinins - genetics; Japan - epidemiology; Lung - pathology; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Morbillivirus; Neutralization Tests - veterinary; Nyctereutes procyonoides; Panthera leo; Panthera tigris; Phylogeny; raccoon dog; Raccoon Dogs - virology; Sequence Analysis, DNA - veterinary; tiger; Tigers - virology; Ursus thibetanus; Japan

Canine distemper virus (CDV), a morbillivirus that causes one of the most contagious and lethal viral diseases known in canids, has an expanding host range, including wild animals. Since December 2009, several dead or dying wild raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) were found in and around one sa...