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Re‐emergence of canine distemper in wildlife in Belgium
Author(s) -
Garigliany Mutien,
Sarlet Michaël,
Franssen Mathieu,
Desmecht Daniel,
Volpe Rosario,
Lesenfants Christophe,
Paternostre Julien,
Linden Annick
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.k1610
Subject(s) - wildlife , library science , veterinary medicine , medicine , biology , computer science , ecology
Between 30 and 50 red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) are submitted each year to the University of Liege’s veterinary faculty for postmortem examination. Occasionally, other wild carnivores such as European badgers ( Meles meles ) and raccoons ( Procyon lotor ) are also submitted.A PCR-based screening for canine distemper virus (CDV)1 has been performed systematically. Since 2014, all submitted cases tested negative for CDV. On November 14, 2017, a wild raccoon with severe neurological impairment was euthanased in a revalidation centre, near the Liege veterinary faculty. …