Canine Distemper - Relation To Paget's Disease

Relation To Paget's Disease

Paramyxoviruses, such as CDV, measles, respiratory syncytial virus, simian virus 5, and parainfluenza virus type 3, have long been suspected as the causative agents of Paget's disease, a focal destructive disease of bone. Most studies, however, have pointed more directly at CDV and measles. A virus detection technique, in situ RT-PCR, has found CDV in 100% of Paget's disease samples, whereas other virus detection techniques have been less accurate.

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