An eight-year survey for canine distemper virus indicates lack of exposure in the endangered darwin’s fox (Lycalopex fulvipes)

Ezequiel Hidalgo-Hermoso*, Javier Cabello, Consuelo Vega, Hedy Kroeger-Gómez, Dario Moreira-Arce, Constanza Napolitano, Carlos Navarro, Irene Sacristán, Aitor Cevidanes, Sophia Di Cataldo, Edward J. Dubovi, Christian Mathieu-Benson, Javier Millán

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

No evidence of exposure to canine distemper virus (CDV) was detected in 70 samples corresponding to 58 wild-trapped Dar-win’s foxes (Lycalopex fulvipes) in Chile. Given its current endangered status and it being immuno-logically naïve, in the event of a CDV spillover from dogs to foxes, high population mortality is expected.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)482-485
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Wildlife Diseases
Volume56
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

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© Wildlife Disease Association 2020.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology

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