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Canine Distemper, central nervous disease
and death in badgers in Denmark
Journal
The Veterinary Record,
Volume 154,Number 17, 24 April 2004, pp. 527-530(4) -
BVA Publications
Authors
Hammer A.S.; Dietz H.H.; Andersen T.H.; Nielsen L.;
Blixenkrone-Moeller M.
Abstract
During the summer of 2002 a distemper-like
disease was observed in the free-ranging badger population in Denmark. It was
characterised by grand seizures, abnormal behaviour and death; the badgers all
had severe chronic pneumonia and some had non-suppurative encephalomyelitis. In
this study, eight of the affected badgers were examined by gross pathological,
histological, immunohistological, bacteriological, parasitological and
virological methods, and were diagnosed with distemper; canine distemper virus
was identified.
Keywords
Canine distemper virus; Eurasian badger; Meles
meles; Wildlife; PCR
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