Natural distemper in vaccinated and unvaccinated dogs in Warsaw.
Two hundred and twenty-four dogs with clinical signs of distemper were examined for the presence of canine distemper virus (CDV) in mucous membranes by direct immunofluorescence assay. The study showed that 22% of the animals were CDV-positive. Most (33/50; 66%) of the infected dogs had never been vaccinated against distemper, whereas only 11 of 50 (22%) CDV-positive animals were immunized at least once. The difference in the infection rate between vaccinated and unvaccinated animals was statistically significant (P < 0.001), as assessed by the chi2 test. It is concluded that distemper is an important disease among dogs in Warsaw and the vaccination significantly reduces the risk of this disease.
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Department of Clinical Science, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw Agricultural University, Warsaw, Poland. jozwik@amaltea.sggw.waw.pl
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D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D004216:Distemper / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000821:virology; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000662:veterinary*; D014765:Viral Vaccines
D014765:Viral Vaccines