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Rivista trimestrale di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria edita dall'Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale’

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2014 - Volume 50 (2), April-June
   
 
Short communication
Alessio Lorusso & Giovanni Savini		  
Old diseases for new nightmares: distemper strikes back in Italy 151-154
doi: 10.12834/VetIt.66.191.2
First published on line: 30.04.2014
 
Summary
This article analyses the distemper outbreak that affected the population of Apennine wolves (Canis lupus) in Italy during 2013. Distemper, as rabies, is a well-known viral infectious disease that concerns the canine population worldwide and represents a threat for wild species too. Implementation of vaccination and legislation for compulsory vaccination strategies should be achieved in areas with endangered wild species.

Keywords
Abruzzo region, Canine distemper virus, Dogs, Italy, Vaccination, Wolves.


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