Reliability of clinical diagnosis and laboratory testing techniques currently used for identification of canine parvovirus enteritis in clinical settings.
Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) is the main etiological agent of viral enteritis in dogs. Actually in literature, CPV-2 has been reported with clinical signs that vary from the classical disease, and immunochromatography test and PCR technique have been introduced to veterinary hospitals to confirm CPV-2 diagnosis and other infections. However, the reliability of these techniques has been poorly analyzed. In this study, we evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of veterinary clinical diagnosis, immunochromatography test and PCR technique. Our data indicate that variations in the clinical signs of CPV-2 complicate the gathering of an appropriate diagnosis; and immunochromatography test and PCR technique do not have adequate sensitivity to diagnose positive cases.
Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados en Salud Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Carretera de Cuota Toluca-Atlacomulco kilómetro 15.5, C.P. 50200, Toluca, Estado de México.
Mirna
M
Faz
José Simón
JS
Martínez
Israel
I
Quijano-Hernández
Raúl
R
Fajardo
D000818:Animals; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D004285:Dogs; D004751:Enteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017993:Parvovirus, Canine; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D015203:Reproducibility of Results