title: Distemper virus as a cause of central nervous disease and death in badgers (Meles meles) in Denmark.
abstract: During the summer of 2002 a distemper-like disease was observed in the free-ranging badger population in Denmark. It was characterised by grand seizures, abnormal behaviour and death; the badgers all had severe chronic pneumonia and some had non-suppurative encephalomyelitis. In this study, eight of the affected badgers were examined by gross pathological, histological, immunohistological, bacteriological, parasitological and virological methods, and were diagnosed with distemper; canine distemper virus was identified.
authors.affiliation: Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Hangøvej 2, DK-8200 Arhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Dietz
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blixenkrone-Moeller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002335:Carnivora; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004216:Distemper / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique / Q000662:veterinary; D008168:Lung / Q000821:virology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral