DETECTING CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS FROM OCULAR SWAB AND BLOOD SAMPLES OF DOGS BY REAL-TIME RT-PCR METHOD

CDV is a highly contagious, systemic and viral infection encountered all around the world. This study aimed to investigation of prevalence seen in dogs Burdur. For this purpose, ocular swab blood samples were taken from 65 pre-diagnosed that brought into Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Veterinary Faculty clinics. Real-time RT-PCR method was applied on subject order get laboratory diagnosis CDV. In total, 42 these, 16 26 swab, detected as positive by real-time RT-PCR. Nine them both samples. addition, 11 (33 animals) already known have been vaccinated against previously. study, test results diseased their relations with vaccine history evaluated statistically well. light these results, it recommended use materials diagnosing examining animals (including those vaccinated) clinical findings terms so confine disease.