No evidence of exposure to canine distemper virus (CDV) was detected in 70 samples corresponding to 58 wild-trapped Darwin's foxes (Lycalopex fulvipes) in Chile. Given its current endangered status and it being immunologically naïve, in the event of a CDV spillover from dogs to foxes, high population mortality is expected.
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31 March 2020
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
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 56 • No. 2
April 2020
Vol. 56 • No. 2
April 2020