Shared Health

Placentitis and abortion caused by canine distemper virus in a Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth

Canine distemper virus (CDV; family Paramyxoviridae , taxon species Morbillivirus canis ) causes systemic disease in a broad range of mammalian hosts. CDV commonly targets epithelial, lymphoid, and nervous tissues. Reproductive disease is reported less frequently. Here, we descri...