Outbreaks of canine distemper in Dutch and Belgian mink farms

Background: Vaccination of farmed minks against canine distemper virus (CDV) has proved to be very effective. In the Netherlands, vaccination of farmed minks against CDV was mandatory until the closure of the local agricultural product boards at the end of 2014. Objectives: To describe the first documented outbreaks of CD in Dutch mink farms since the closure of the agricultural product boards, as well as an outbreak in Belgium, with special attention to genotyping of the isolates. Methods: A full post-mortem was performed on three carcasses per submission from farms A–C and on two carcasses f... Mehr ...