Efficacy of various serological tests in confirming diagnosis of parvovirus infection in canines

摘要

Canine parvovirus enteritis is a highly contagious and often fatal disease caused by parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2). It has a worldwide distribution and is widely prevalent in Asia. Amrit Rai et al. (1994) found faecal HA and HI tests specific, rapid and inexpensive for diagnosing parvovirus infection whereas Joshi et al. (1998) successfully used AGID test for its detection. A simple touchdown PCR can detect up to 10~3 infective CPV particles/gm of unprocessed faeces. Banja et al. (2002) detected parvovirus particles up to 9th day of illness. The present paper compares efficacy of various serological tests in confirming diagnosis of the disease.