Myocarditis induced by parvoviral infection in weanling pups in the United States.
In a nationwide survey from January 1978 through September 1979, acute parvovirus-induced myocarditis was identified in 76 of 147 (52%) pups in 19 litters. The affected pups were from 12 states. Birth of all pups registered with the American Kennel Club during this period increased during the spring months, peaking in May, which was correlated in 4 to 8 weeks with the greatest number of cases in the study. Serologic data available for 4 dams, for 6 of their surviving pups, and for 3 contact pups indicated that all had been exposed to parvovirus. In 2 kennels, cases of acute myocarditis were preceded within 2 months by cases of severe gastroenteritis in older litters on the same premises.
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D004285:Dogs; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010321:Parvoviridae; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*