Transmission of Canine Distemper Distemper does not survive long in the outside environment. It will survive only a few hours at room temperature and a few weeks in cooler shady places. From time of infection to first clinical signs is 3-7 days.
How long does distemper live in the ground?
The most common source of infection is directly from an infected dog shedding virus in its faeces or CPV-2 that has contaminated the environment. CPV-2 is one of the most stable viruses in the environment, surviving for 1 year or more in soil.
What cleaner kills distemper?
A good disinfectant containing phenol, or a 1:20 dilution of household bleach kills the virus instantly.
How long is distemper dormant?
Incubation period. The incubation period is usually 1-2 weeks from the time of exposure to development of initial clinical signs, but it can be as long as 4-5 weeks or even more. Occasionally neurological signs develop months after exposure in dogs that never showed initial signs of infection.
How do you disinfect a dog distemper virus?
CDV is susceptible to a range of chemical disinfectants. A 70% ethanol, 2% formalin, 100 ppm sodium hypochlorite, and 0.05% quaternary ammonium chloride have all been shown to demonstrate greater than a 99.9% reduction in infectivity after a 10 minutes contact time.
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