Canine parvovirus (CPV‐2) variants circulating in Nigerian dogs

Apaa, T. T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7315-1262, Daly, J. M. and Tarlinton, R. E. (2016) Canine parvovirus (CPV‐2) variants circulating in Nigerian dogs. Veterinary Record Open, 3 (1). e000198. ISSN 2052-6113 doi: 10.1136/vetreco-2016-000198

Abstract/Summary

Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV‐2) is a highly contagious viral disease with three variants (CPV‐2a, CPV‐2b and CPV‐2c) currently circulating in dogs worldwide. The main aim of this study was to determine the prevalent CPV‐2 variant in faecal samples from 53 dogs presenting with acute gastroenteritis suspected to be and consistent with CPV‐2 to Nigerian Veterinary Clinics in 2013–2014. Seventy‐five per cent of these dogs tested positive for CPV‐2 in a commercial antigen test and/or by PCR. Partial sequencing of the VP2 gene of six of these demonstrated them to be CPV‐2a. Most of the dogs (60 per cent) were vaccinated, with 74 per cent of them puppies less than six months old.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/127618
Identification Number/DOI	10.1136/vetreco-2016-000198
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Animal Sciences
Publisher	Wiley
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