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SynthesisBMC veterinary research2016

Diversity of susceptible hosts in canine distemper virus infection: a systematic review and data synthesis.

Marlen Martinez-Gutierrez, Julian Ruiz-Saenz

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in BMC veterinary research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 118 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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118citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
10.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

118 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 220 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Placentitis and abortion caused by canine distemper virus in a Linnaeus's two-toed sloth.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2026
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  17. Investigation of the canine distemper virus in dogs living at public kennels in Northern Brazil: validation of a detection assay.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marlen Martinez-GutierrezGrupo de Investigación en Ciencias Animales GRICA, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Calle 30A # 33-51, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Julian Ruiz-SaenzGrupo de Investigación en Ciencias Animales GRICA, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Calle 30A # 33-51, Bucaramanga, Colombia. julianruizsaenz@gmail.com.
Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia · CO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCanine distemper virus (CDV) is the etiological agent of one of the most infectious diseases of domestic dogs, also known as a highly prevalent viral infectious disease of carnivores and posing a conservation threat to endangered species around the world. To get a better panorama of CDV infection in different Orders, a retrospective and documental systematic review of the role of CDV in different non-dog hosts was conducted. The bibliographical data were collected from MedLine/PubMed and Scopus databases. Data related to Order, Family, Genus and Species of the infected animals, the presence or absence of clinical signs, mortality, serological, molecular or antigenic confirmation of CDV infection, geographic location, were collected and summarized.

resultsTwo hundred seventeen scientific articles were considered eligible which includes reports of serological evaluation, and antigenic or genomic confirmation of CDV infection in non-dog hosts. CDV infects naturally and experimentally different members of the Orders Carnivora (in 12 Families), Rodentia (four Families), Primates (two Families), Artiodactyla (three Families) and Proboscidea (one Family). The Order Carnivora (excluding domestic dogs) accounts for the vast majority (87.5%) of the records. Clinical disease associated with CDV infection was reported in 51.8% of the records and serological evidence of CDV infection in apparently healthy animals was found in 49.5% of the records. High mortality rate was showed in some of the recorded infections in Orders different to Carnivora. In non-dog hosts, CDV has been reported all continents with the exception of Australasia and in 43 different countries.

conclusionsThe results of this systematic review demonstrate that CDV is able to infect a very wide range of host species from many different Orders and emphasizes the potential threat of infection for endangered wild species as well as raising concerns about potential zoonotic threats following the cessation of large-scale measles vaccination campaigns in the human population.

Indexed as

DistemperAnimalsAnimals, DomesticDistemper Virus, CanineEndangered SpeciesHumansMorbillivirus InfectionsZoonosesEndangered speciesMorbillivirusRe-emerging virusSpecies barrierZoonosis

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PMID27170307
PMCPMC4865023
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