Métodos de diagnóstico da cinomose canina - revisão de literatura.

Abstract

Canine Distemper Virus (VCC) is a highly contagious disease, caused by a virus in the family Paramyxoviridae, of the Morbilivírus feodfc tbhaeZ a wide variety of hosts besides domestic dogs. This paperwork attempts to make an updated theoretical approach that may help to establish an earlier diagnosis for this disease, through the different bibliographic collection about diagnosis methods on canine distemper. Among the techniques being used to diagnose this virus, besides supplementary tests such us complete blood-count test (CBC) and liquor analysis; virus isolation, serologic studies research, immunohistochemistry analysis, the real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assay technique (RT-PCR), chromatographic immunoassay, hematologic results and inclusion research by Lentz were also listed. It can be therefore concluded that that among the diagnostic methods investigated here, the real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction ante mortem assay technique (RT-PCR) showed to be more effective in the diagnosis of the current virus. However, despite this technique being the most sensitive and accurate method, it is not being incorporated into the clinical veterinary medicine routine for domestic animals due to its high cost-benefit ratio. As an alternative we could use the chromatographic immunoassay kits.