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  • Not regulated
  • Not regulated
  • Dog;
  • Mammalian (Non-domestic, other)
  • Terrestrial
  • Distemper
  • 1 individual
  • Emerging
Start Date
Apr/06/2022
End Date
Apr/06/2022

Canine distemper in British Columbia, April 6, 2022

Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System
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A 17 week old German Shepard dog that was purchased from a breeder in the Fraser Valley presented to a veterinary clinic on April 6, 2022 with severe neurologic and skin disease. The dog was euthanized. PCR for distemper virus was positive. Canine distemper is a vaccine preventable disease. Locally acquired distemper has been uncommon in southern British Columbia for many years so this case is unusual.