Canine distemper — United States
[This report was initially posted as being from Charlevoix region, in Quebec, Canada, rather than the correct location in the US state of Michigan. ProMED-mail regrets the error.]
More raccoons with canine distemper are being reported this year [2015] in Charlevoix, Cheboygan, and Antrim counties, signaling a threat to household pets that aren’t vaccinated against the highly contagious and deadly virus.
Humans don’t get distemper, but the disease affects pets, and certain species of
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