Short communication. Occurrence of different Canine distemper virus lineages in Italian dogs

This study describes the sequence analysis of the H gene of 7 Canine distemper virus (CDV) strains identified in dogs in Italy between years 2002-2012. The phylogenetic analysis showed that the CDV strains belonged to 2 clusters: 6 viruses were identified as Arctic‑like lineage and 1 as Europe 1 lin...

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Main Authors: Andrea Balboni, Giorgia De Lorenzo Dandola, Alessandra Scagliarini, Santino Prosperi, Mara Battilani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2014-09-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
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Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2014/50_3/VetIt_52_2173_2.pdf