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Canine distemper virus

Taxonomy pass, October 2026

ICTV species Morbillivirus canis, family Paramyxoviridae. What it is, and what exists against it.

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At a glance

AbbreviationCDV
ICTV speciesMorbillivirus canis
FamilyParamyxoviridae
Baltimore classV — (−)ssRNA
Human infectionNot known to infect humans

Also called: Canine morbillivirus; Morbillivirus canis

Riboviria › Negarnaviricota › Monjiviricetes › Mononegavirales › Paramyxoviridae › Morbillivirus

What it is

Taxonomy copied from ICTV MSL41.v1 / VMR_MSL41.v1.20260729.xlsx. These ranks are not hand-edited; a correction means re-running the fetch against a newer release.

RealmRiboviria
KingdomOrthornavirae
PhylumNegarnaviricota
ClassMonjiviricetes
OrderMononegavirales
FamilyParamyxoviridae
SubfamilyOrthoparamyxovirinae
GenusMorbillivirus
ICTV identifierICTV19760282
NCBI taxon3052342
Exemplar isolateAF014953

Host evidence

Counts of nucleotide records annotated with that host. Evidence of provenance, not a statement of host range.

Where it occurs

Not searched yet. No country-level occurrence data has been curated for this virus. The WHO reported-case data on this site covers a limited set of diseases; a virus outside it gets no map rather than an empty one.

What it does

Not searched yet. Burden, severity and transmissibility figures have not been curated for this virus yet. When they are, each will carry the exact sentence from its source.

Vaccines

In use against this virus
NameDeveloperPlatformUseStageJurisdictionsTrialsSource
Canigen DHP Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection for DogsIntervet International B.V.live attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A006702 (VM 06376/4114); active substance 'Canine distempe
Canigen DHPPi Lyophilisate for Suspension for Injection for DogsIntervet International B.V.live attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A003500 (VM 06376/4107); active substance 'Canine distempe
Canixin DHPPi Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection for DogsVirbaclive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A011494 (VM 05653/3067); active substance 'Canine distempe
Canixin DHPPi/LVIRBACNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A011495 (VM 05653/3023); active substance 'Canine distempe
CANIXIN DHPPi/L Lyophilisate and Suspension for Suspension for Injection for DogsVirbacNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A008317 (VM 05653/5054); active substance 'Canine distempe
Eurican DAP Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for InjectionBoehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Limitedlive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A009494 (VM 08327/5023); active substance 'Canine distempe
Eurican DAPPi Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for InjectionBoehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Limitedlive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A009495 (VM 08327/5024); active substance 'Canine distempe
Eurican DHPPi Lyophilisate for Suspension for InjectionBoehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Limitedlive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A002697 (VM 08327/5053); active substance 'Canine distempe
Musteligen D Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection for FerretsVirbaclive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A010431 (VM 05653/4227); active substance 'Canine distempe
Nobivac DHPIntervet International B.V.live attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A012179 (VM 06376/3036); active substance 'Canine distempe
Nobivac DHPPi, Lyophilisate for Suspension for Injection for DogsIntervet International B.V.live attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A001797 (VM 06376/4104); active substance 'Canine distempe
Nobivac DP PLUS Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection for PuppiesIntervet International B.V.live attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A011079 (VM EU/2/20/265/001-002); active substance 'Canine
Vanguard 7Zoetis UK LimitedNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A002548 (VM 42058/5178); active substance 'Canine distempe
Versican Plus DHPPi Lyophilisate and Solvent for Suspension for Injection for DogsZoetis UK Limitedlive attenuatedRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A008842 (VM 42058/5082); active substance 'Canine distempe
Versican plus DHPPi/L4Zoetis BelgiumNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A011245 (VM EU/2/14/164/001-002); active substance 'Canine
Versican Plus DHPPi/L4 Lyophilisate and Suspension for Suspension for Injection for DogsZoetis UK LimitedNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A008812 (VM 42058/5083); active substance 'Canine distempe
Versican Plus DHPPi/L4R Lyophilisate and Suspension for Suspension for Injection for DogsZoetis UK LimitedNot searched yetRoutine immunisationApprovedUK: approved—VMD product A008768 (VM 42058/5081); active substance 'Canine distempe

Antivirals

Not searched yet. No US-approved antiviral for this virus was found in the openFDA drug label endpoint. Only US labels were searched, and only drugs the FDA classes as antivirals.

Antibodies and immune globulins

Not searched yet. No US-approved antiviral antibody for this virus was found in the openFDA drug label endpoint.

Approval status is not a treatment recommendation. Dosing and eligibility are on the label and in national guidelines. This page does not give medical advice and does not render dosing. A development stage is not a measure of how well something works.

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Cite this page. Canine distemper virus. Vaccine Data Navigator, Open Source Medicine Foundation. Built 31 October 2026 from the ICTV Virus Metadata Resource (MSL41) and NCBI Taxonomy/GenBank. https://vaccinedatanavigator.org/virus-navigator/veterinary/viruses/canine-distemper-virus.html

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