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SUBMITTER: Debesa Belizario Granjeiro M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7397876 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Veterinary medicine and science 20200205 3
Canine morbillivirus, also known as canine distemper virus (CDV), induces a contagious multisystemic disease caused by an enveloped RNA virus belonging to the genus Morbillivirus within the family Paramyxoviridae. CDV replicates readily in epithelial, nerve and lymphoid tissues; it is excreted in urine, feces, saliva, oral and nasal discharge; and its major route of entry for infection is through the respiratory system. Although the virus was originally believed to infect domestic dogs, new stud ...[more]