title: Genomic characterization of a circovirus associated with fatal hemorrhagic enteritis in dog, Italy.
abstract: Dog circovirus (DogCV) was identified in an outbreak of enteritis in pups in Italy. The disease was observed in 6 young dachshunds pups of a litter from a breeding kennel and caused the death of 2 dogs. Upon full-genome analysis, the virus detected in one of the dead pups (strain Bari/411-13) was closely related to DogCVs that have been recently isolated in the USA. The present study, if corroborated by further reports, could represent a useful contribution to the knowledge of the pathogenic potential of DogCV and its association with enteritis in dogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Decaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martella
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Costantina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Desario
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianvito
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lanave
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Circella
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavalli
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Elia
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camero
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Canio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buonavoglia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018173:Circoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology*; D017925:Circovirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D004751:Enteritis / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D016679:Genome, Viral; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny