Antigenic analysis of canine parvovirus strains isolated in Italy.
Eighty-two canine parvovirus type 2 strains isolated in Italy from pups with severe enteritis were characterizated using four monoclonal antibodies. Sixty-eight isolates resulted CPV-2a, whereas the other fourteen were a CPV-2b variant. The diffusion of CPV-2 variants in the Italian dog population is quite similar to that reported in the United Kingdom and Australia (CPV-2a more prevalent) and different from the epidemiological conditions of the USA and other countries where CPV-2b is more widespread.
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Institute of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Messina, Italy.
Cavalli
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Pratelli
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Martella
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Greco
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Tempesta
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Buonavoglia
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D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017993:Parvovirus, Canine / Q000145:classification* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000956:Antigens, Viral