Genome sequences of three vaccine strains and two wild-type canine distemper virus strains from a recent disease outbreak in South Africa
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2017Author
Loots, Angelika K.
Du Plessis, Morné
Dalton, Desiré Lee
Mitchell, Emily
Venter, Estelle H.
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Canine distemper virus causes global multihost infectious disease. This report details complete genome sequences of three vaccine and two new wild-type strains. The wild-type strains belong to the South African lineage, and all three vaccine strains to the America lineage. This constitutes the first genomic sequences of this virus from South Africa.