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Species affected - Mustelidae
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Among the most
susceptible to
Canine
Distemper Virus are members of the Mustelidae family (Deem et al.,
2000). Included in this
family are
both terrestrial and aquatic carnivores such as the weasel,
ferret, mink, skunk, otter, sea otter, and American badger. With
some exceptions, the clinical presentation of
a mustelid infected with Canine Distemper is similar to that of a dog
(Deem et al., 2000).
Both the Black-Footed Ferret and the Domestic Ferret
are highly susceptible to Canine Distemper virus, with mortality
approaching 100%. There has been fatal
disease in these species of ferret due to vaccination. Some of the
symptoms that have been observed include ocular/nasal discharge, anorexia, seizures, diarrhea and myoclonus. The Black-Footed
Ferret has shown severe hyperkeratosis of
the foot pads, whole body erythema, and
chin/groin rash with
associated pruritus(Deem et al., 2000).
There have also been reports of Canine Distemper in
the
striped skunk, American badger, American mink, European otters,
Eurasian badger, and the European mink. Signs have included
digital, nasal and eyelid hyperkeratosis (Deem et al., 2000).
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