A Canine Distemper Outbreak in Alaska: Diagnosis and Strain Characterization Using Sequence Analysis

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
• Main Authors: Maes, Roger K., Wise, Annabel G., Fitzgerald, Scott D., Ramudo, Albert, Kline, Joseph, Vilnis, Aivars, Benson, Cherie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2003
• Subjects: Lansing; Alaska; Siberia
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104063870301500302; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/104063870301500302

Vaccination with modified-live vaccines has been very effective in reducing the incidence of canine distemper, a disease that can be devastating in unvaccinated populations. A diagnostic submission to the Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, invol...