Canine distemper virus in a crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) in Brazil: Case report and phylogenetic analyses

Abstract

Although canine distemper is enzootic worldwide and has a wide host range, there are no reports of canine distemper virus in crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) that Erovide information on virus phylogeny and istopathologic lesions. The objective of this study is report and describe canine distemper in a crab-eating fox (C. thous), with a focus on the phylogeny of the virus strain and the histopathologic lesions in the animal. © Wildlife Disease Association 2009.