title: Detection and genetic characterization of Canine parvovirus and Canine coronavirus strains circulating in district of Tirana in Albania.
abstract: An epidemiological survey for Canine parvovirus 2 (CPV-2) and Canine coronavirus (CCoV) was conducted in Albania. A total of 57 fecal samples were collected from diarrheic dogs in the District of Tirana during 2011-2013. The molecular assays detected 53 and 31 CPV- and CCoV-positive specimens, respectively, with mixed CPV-CCoV infections diagnosed in 28 dogs. The most frequently detected CPV type was 2a, whereas IIa was the predominant CCoV subtype. A better comprehension of the CPV-CCoV epidemiology in eastern European countries will help to assess the most appropriate vaccination strategies to prevent disease due to infections with these widespread agents of acute gastroenteritis in the dog.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy (Cavalli, Desario, Mari, Lorusso, Cirone, Buonavoglia, Decaro).|Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania (Kusi, Kumbe).|Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Foggia, Italy (Colaianni).
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavalli
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy (Cavalli, Desario, Mari, Lorusso, Cirone, Buonavoglia, Decaro).|Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania (Kusi, Kumbe).|Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Foggia, Italy (Colaianni).
authors.forename: Costantina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Desario
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy (Cavalli, Desario, Mari, Lorusso, Cirone, Buonavoglia, Decaro).|Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania (Kusi, Kumbe).|Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Foggia, Italy (Colaianni).
authors.forename: Ilir
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kusi
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy (Cavalli, Desario, Mari, Lorusso, Cirone, Buonavoglia, Decaro).|Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania (Kusi, Kumbe).|Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Foggia, Italy (Colaianni).
authors.forename: Viviana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mari
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy (Cavalli, Desario, Mari, Lorusso, Cirone, Buonavoglia, Decaro).|Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania (Kusi, Kumbe).|Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Foggia, Italy (Colaianni).
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lorusso
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy (Cavalli, Desario, Mari, Lorusso, Cirone, Buonavoglia, Decaro).|Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania (Kusi, Kumbe).|Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Foggia, Italy (Colaianni).
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cirone
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy (Cavalli, Desario, Mari, Lorusso, Cirone, Buonavoglia, Decaro).|Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania (Kusi, Kumbe).|Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Foggia, Italy (Colaianni).
authors.forename: Ilirjan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kumbe
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy (Cavalli, Desario, Mari, Lorusso, Cirone, Buonavoglia, Decaro).|Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania (Kusi, Kumbe).|Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Foggia, Italy (Colaianni).
authors.forename: Maria Loredana
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Colaianni
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy (Cavalli, Desario, Mari, Lorusso, Cirone, Buonavoglia, Decaro).|Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania (Kusi, Kumbe).|Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Foggia, Italy (Colaianni).
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buonavoglia
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine of Bari, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy (Cavalli, Desario, Mari, Lorusso, Cirone, Buonavoglia, Decaro).|Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University, Tirana, Albania (Kusi, Kumbe).|Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Puglia e Basilicata, Foggia, Italy (Colaianni).
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Decaro
mesh_terms: D000415:Albania / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017939:Coronavirus, Canine / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017993:Parvovirus, Canine / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015995:Prevalence
keywords: Albania; Canine coronavirus; Canine parvovirus; molecular epidemiology