title: Canine distemper infection in crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) from Argentina.
abstract: Canine distemper virus (CDV) has been reported worldwide in wild carnivores and has been cited as the cause of population declines in some species. Crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) from El Palmar National Park, Argentina, were observed either dead or exhibiting clinical neurologic signs. Samples were taken from two individuals that were laterfound tobe positive for CDV by direct immunofluorescence in brain tissue. Based on molecular studies, the CDV strain had a high percentage of identity compared to CDV strains affecting dogsin Argentina. This is the first report of CDV infection in wild carnivores in Argentina.
authors.affiliation: Global Health Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, Gaona 360, Córdoba City, Argentina. hferreyra@wcs.org
authors.forename: Hebe
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ferreyra
authors.forename: Marina G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Calderón
authors.forename: Damián
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marticorena
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marull
authors.forename: Barrios Caro
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Leonardo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D004216:Distemper / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male