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T.C. Harder (Timm), M.J.H. Kenter (Marcel), M.J.G. Appel (Max), M.E. Roelke-Parker (Melody), T. Barrett (Thomas) and A.D.M.E. Osterhaus (Albert)

1995-06-13

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

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Vaccine , Volume 13 - Issue 6 p. 521- 523

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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Keywords Animals, Base Sequence, Comparative Study, Distemper Virus, Canine/*genetics, Distemper/prevention & control/virology, Dogs, Lions/*virology, Molecular Sequence Data, Morbillivirus/genetics, Phylogeny, Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, Tanzania
Persistent URL doi.org/10.1016/0264-410X(95)00024-U, hdl.handle.net/1765/3529
Journal Vaccine
Organisation Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam
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Harder, T., Kenter, M., Appel, M., Roelke-Parker, M., Barrett, T., & Osterhaus, A. (1995). Phylogenetic evidence of canine distemper virus in Serengeti's lions. Vaccine, 13(6), 521–523. doi:10.1016/0264-410X(95)00024-U
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