Canine Distemper Virus: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Viruses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 984
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Interests: wildlife diseases; epidemiology; immunology; disease geographical patterns; one health; co-infection; multi-host diseases
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a virus of the genus Morbillivirus that causes a highly contagious, acute, and fatal disease, canine distemper (CD). CDV is a multi-host pathogen with a worldwide distribution, affecting a wide range of wild and domestic species of the Carnivora order. The CDV genome encodes eight viral proteins, two of which are more variable than other CDV proteins, suitable for genetic lineage identification, phylogenetic analysis, and useful markers for evolutionary studies, and they are likely related to high geographic distribution and host diversity. Dogs are considered to be the major reservoir host for CDV, but wildlife is not only a reservoir for CDV; many species are susceptible to the disease. Spillovers from canine reservoirs to wildlife species have led to high mortality outbreaks that represent a major conservation threat.
The aim of this Special Issue is to review the current research on CDV epidemiology and pathogenesis. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Worldwide spread of this cosmopolitan virus.
- Plasticity of its geographical distribution.
- The rapid evolution of lineages due to the high variation capacity of its H gene or other factors.
- High similarity to human measles and other morbilliviruses.
- The high frequency of the emergence of new carnivorous hosts.
- The occurrence of epidemic outbreaks in wild species.
- Environmental factors likely to affect distribution and occurrence.
Prof. Dr. Monica G. Candela
Prof. Dr. Nieves Ortega Hernández
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- CDV taxonomy (lineages)
- new hosts of CDV
- CDV pathogenesis
- CDV epidemiology (risk factors, distribution, and prevalence)
- CDV prevention/risk mitigation
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