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Silver nanoparticles composition for treatment of distemper in dogs

Published Online:pp 227-237https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNT.2016.074536

Canine distemper is caused by the canine distemper virus (CDV), a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus, with a worldwide distribution. Canine distemper is a multisystem disease, potentially fatal. Affected organisms may develop clinical or subclinical infections, among them respiratory, gastrointestinal and of the nervous system. In the present work, we use a veterinary pharmaceutical composition of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for the treatment of distemper in dogs with neurological and non-neurological symptoms. AgNPs treatment of animals with non-neurological distemper provides a very high rate of recovery without sequelae. However, in dogs with neurological symptoms, AgNPs treatment was not able to reverse the disease.

Keywords

AgNPs treatment, canine distemper virus, CDV, distemper virus, silver nanoparticles, distemper treatment, dogs, nanotechnology, neurological symptoms, non-neurological symptoms