Phylogenetic characterization of canine distemper virus from stray dogs in Kathmandu Valley.

ABSTRACT: Canine distemper is a highly contagious, often fatal disease caused by canine distemper virus (CDV) in domestic dogs and wild carnivores. The virus has caused mass epidemics in both wild and captive carnivores of high conservation value such as tigers, lions and leopards. Hence, understanding and managing CDV outbreaks is particularly important in Nepal, which is home to many species of threatened wild carnivores including tigers, leopards, snow leopards, dholes and wolves, and also contains a large population of stray dogs. Previous studies have suggested that CDV may pose a threat to wild carnivores, but there have not been any studies characterizing the genetic strains of the virus circulating in Nepal's carnivores. We collected invasive and non-invasive biological samples from stray do

SUBMITTER: Manandhar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10245400 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature