Canine parvovirus (CPV-2) variants circulating in Nigerian dogsTools Apaa, Ternenge, Daly, Janet M. and Tarlinton, Rachael E. (2016) Canine parvovirus (CPV-2) variants circulating in Nigerian dogs. Veterinary Record Open, 3 (1). e000198. ISSN 2052-6113 Full text not available from this repository.
Official URL: http://vetrecordopen.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000198
AbstractCanine 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.
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