The study molecular epidemiology of canine parvovirus, Europe.
Canine parvovirus (CPV), which causes hemorrhagic enteritis in dogs, has 3 antigenic variants: types 2a, 2b, and 2c. Molecular method assessment of the distribution of the CPV variants in Europe showed that the new variant CPV-2c is widespread in Europe and that the viruses are distributed in different countries.
Decaro
Nicola
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Department of Animal Health and Well-being, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. n.decaro@veterinaria.uniba.it
Desario
Costantina
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Addie
Diane D
DD
Martella
Vito
V
Vieira
Maria João
MJ
Elia
Gabriella
G
Zicola
Angelique
A
Davis
Christopher
C
Thompson
Gertrude
G
Thiry
Ethienne
E
Truyen
Uwe
U
Buonavoglia
Canio
C
D000818:Animals; D000940:Antigenic Variation; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology*; D017993:Parvovirus, Canine / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology