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*'''Paramyxovirinae'''

**Bovine Parainfluenza 3

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**Canine Parainfluenza 2

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**[[Paramyxoviridae#Canine Parainfluenza - 2|Canine Parainfluenza 2]]

**[[Paramyxoviridae#Murine Parainfluenza - 1 (Sendai virus)|Murine Parainfluenza 1 (Sendai virus)]]

**[[Paramyxoviridae#Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV)|Newcastle Disease (NDV)]] - avian paramyxovirus serotype 1

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*But minor respiratory lesions may invalidate carcinogenic or toxicological studies

*Immunological studies also confused due to virus activating NK cells via high circulating IF 3-4 days post-infection

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*~~Controlled~~ achieved by:

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*Control achieved by:

**Purchasing specific pathogen free (SPF) mice

**Kill whole colony in an outbreak -> disinfection -> formalin fumigation

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===Canine Parainfluenza - 2===

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*or Parainfluenza - 5

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*Infects dogs

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*May cause mild upper respiratory infection, [[Nasal cavity - inflammatory#Infectious causes of rhinitis|rhinitis]]

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**Virus shed for a short time only

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*Also part of kennel cough ([[Viral infections#Infectious canine tracheitis|Infectious canine tracheitis]]), together with [[Bordetella bronchiseptica

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*Control:

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**'''Live attenuated vaccine''' may be incorporated in multivalent vaccines

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***Immunity is short-lived

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***Only reduces severity of clinical signs

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*Parainfluenza - 2 in [[Nasal cavity - inflammatory#Infectious causes of rhinitis|rhinitis]] and [[Viral infections#Infectious canine tracheitis|Infectious canine tracheitis]] of dogs

*Parainfluenza - 3 in [[Viral infections#Parainfluenza- 3|rhinitis]] of cattle

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