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Phylogenetic evidence of canine distemper virus in Serengeti's lions.


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volume 13, issue 6 pp 521-523.
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Recently an epizootic, reported to be due to a morbillivirus infection, affected the lion population of the Tanzanian Serengeti National Park. A morbillivirus phosphoprotein (P) gene fragment was amplified by PCR from tissue samples of several affected lions. Sequencing of the amplificates and subsequent phylogenetic analyses revealed that a wild-type strain of canine distemper morbillivirus (CDV) was involved. Vaccination of the local domestic dog population with proven safe CDV vaccines is proposed.



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  • virus
  • distemper virus
  • distemper
  • serengeti
  • p gene fragment
  • morbilliviruse
  • leopard
  • vaccine
  • fragment
  • sequence
  • phylogenetic
  • species
  • morbilliviru
  • brain material
  • strain
  • infection
  • felid
  • tanzanian serengeti
  • population
  • phocine distemper virus


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