Placentitis and abortion caused by canine distemper virus in a Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth
Canine distemper virus (CDV; family Paramyxoviridae, taxon species Morbillivirus canis) causes systemic disease in a broad range of mammalian hosts. CDV commonly targets epithelial, lymphoid, and nervous tissues. Reproductive disease is reported less frequently. Here, we describe CDV-associated placentitis and abortion...