CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS–ASSOCIATED ENCEPHALITIS IN FREE-LIVING LYNX (LYNX CANADENSIS) AND BOBCATS (LYNX RUFUS) OF EASTERN CANADA

• DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.3.611
• Publication Date: 2013-10-01T03:10:13Z
• Authors: Pierre-Yves Daoust; Scott R. McBurney; Dale L. Godson; Marco W. G. van d...; Albert D. M. E. O...
• Keywords: Canine distemper; Morbillivirus

Between 1993 and 1999, encephalitis caused by morbillivirus was diagnosed immunohistochemistry histology in six lynx (Lynx canadensis) one bobcat rufus) the eastern Canadian provinces of New Brunswick Nova Scotia. Five cases occurred within an 11-mo period 1996–97. A second with unidentified protozoa a nematode larva also had immunohistochemical evidence neurologic infection morbillivirus. The virus identified as canine distemper (CDV) reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction nucleotide sequencing four five animals from which frozen tissue samples were available, it isolated cell culture them. To our knowledge, this is first report disease CDV free-living felids North America.