CANINE PARVOVIRUS VARIANTS CIRCULATING IN USA (2006-2008)

摘要

Canine parvovirus (CPV) emerged as a new pathogen of dogs in the 1970's. Today, CPV is the most common viral disease of dogs. There are two canine parvoviruses: canine parvovirus-1 (Minute virus of canines) and canine parvovirus-2, the major cause ofpuppy enteritis, morbidity and mortality. CPV-1 and CPV-2 are antigenically and genetically different. This review deals only with CPV-2.