Distemper Outbreak and Its Effect on African Wild Dog Conservation
In December 2000, an infectious disease spread through a captive breeding group of African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in Tanzania, killing 49 of 52 animals within 2 months. The causative agent was identified as Canine distemper virus (CDV) by means of histologic examination, virus isolation, reverse...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2002
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732438/ |