| Literature DB >> 8861651 |
L Haas1, H Hofer, M East, P Wohlsein, B Liess, T Barrett.
Abstract
Clinical signs suggestive of canine distemper virus (CDV) infection were observed among a group of spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) in the Serengeti, Tanzania. Virus antigen was detected immunohistologically in a brain sample from a diseased cub. The presence of virus RNA could be demonstrated in this brain as well as in intestine and lymph node of the animal by RT-PCR. Sequence comparison of brain-derived amplicons showed that the virus was related to recent CDV field isolates. The closest homology (>99 percent) was to a recently described CDV which caused high mortality in sympatric lions.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8861651 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(95)00180-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet Microbiol ISSN: 0378-1135 Impact factor: 3.293