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A Canine Distemper Outbreak in Urban Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Brussels, Belgium, 2020.
- Source :
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Journal of wildlife diseases [J Wildl Dis] 2024 Jul 01; Vol. 60 (3), pp. 753-757. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Canine distemper has been observed infrequently in Belgian wildlife, mainly stone martens (Martes foina) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). This report describes an outbreak in the Brussels urban red fox population, characterized by its high density. The identified virus matched those within a cluster of viruses found previously in red foxes in Germany. Different canine distemper virus (CDV) strains, found in Belgian wild carnivores, share relationships with viruses found farther east. This and other reports indicate an endemic distribution of CDV in wild carnivores in Europe whereby the complex interplay of population density, group immunity, and infection of metapopulations determines the pattern of spatiotemporally alternating outbreaks.<br /> (© Wildlife Disease Association 2024.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1943-3700
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38754866
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00157