Canine Distemper Virus in Sardinia, Italy: Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis in Foxes

Animals (Basel). 2024 Oct 31;14(21):3134. doi: 10.3390/ani14213134.

Abstract

Canine distemper virus (CDV) is the etiological agent of a highly prevalent viral infectious disease of carnivores, which could seriously lead to a threat to the conservation of the affected species worldwide [...].

Keywords: Vulpes vulpes ichnusae; canine morbillivirus; lineage.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the research ordinary funds of the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Sardinia, 07100 Sassari, Italy.