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Canine distemper information for dog owners key facts distemper is a very contagious viral infection. Canine distemper occurs worldwide, and once was the leading cause of death in unvaccinated puppies. Canine distemper virus cdv, a member of morbillivirus genus in the family paramyxoviridae, is a significant viral disease of both captive and freeranging carnivores globally. Canine distemper sometimes termed hardpad disease is a viral disease that affects a wide variety of animal families, including domestic and wild species of dogs, coyotes, foxes, pandas, wolves, ferrets, skunks, raccoons, and large cats, as well as pinnipeds, some primates, and a variety of other species. Animals in the family felidae, including many species of large cat as well as domestic. Baker institute for animal health, college of veterinary medicine, cornell university, ithaca, new york, usa.