Canine parvovirus 2c infection in central Portugal

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2008

Authors

vieira, mj (Author) Other; silva, e (Author) Other; oliveira, j (Author) Other; vieira, al (Author) Other; decaro, n (Author) Other; desario, c (Author) Other; muller, a (Author) ICBAS; carvalheira, j (Author) ICBAS; buonavoglia, c (Author) Other; thompson, g (Author) ICBAS

Journal

Title: Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Vol. 20

Pages: 488-491

ISSN: 1040-6387

Publisher: SAGE

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-Y7V

DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000412

Abstract (EN): Canine parvovirus (CPV) has been evolving, generating new genetic and antigenic variants throughout the world. This Study was conducted to determine the types of CPV circulating in dogs in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Thirty fecal samples, collected between 2006 and 2007 from dogs with clinical signs of CPV infection, were tested for CPV by a rapid, in-clinic, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)/immunomigration test, by conventional real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and by minor-groove binding TaqMan PCR. Of the 29 PCR-positive samples, 15 were identified as CPV-2b and 14 as CPV-2c. No CPV-2a was detected. The sensitivity of the ELISA test was 82.76% compared with the PCR assays. No significant associations were found between CPV type, clinical outcome, breed, vaccination status, or age.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4