title: Old diseases for new nightmares: distemper strikes back in Italy.
abstract: This article analyses the distemper outbreak that affected the population of Apennine wolves (Canis lupus) in Italy during 2013. Distemper, as rabies, is a well-known viral infectious disease that concerns the canine population worldwide and represents a threat for wild species too. Implementation of vaccination and legislation for compulsory vaccination strategies should be achieved in areas with endangered wild species.
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lorusso
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Savini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004216:Distemper / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D019596:Wolves