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

Apaa, Ternenge; Daly, Janet M.; Tarlinton, Rachael E.

Abstract

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.

Citation

Apaa, T., Daly, J. M., & Tarlinton, R. E. (2016). Canine parvovirus (CPV-2) variants circulating in Nigerian dogs. Veterinary Record Open, 3(1), Article e000198. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2016-000198

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 18, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Nov 17, 2016
• Publication Date: Nov 17, 2016
• Deposit Date: Dec 9, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 9, 2016
• Journal: Veterinary Record Open
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-6113
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: e000198
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2016-000198
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/828046
• Publisher URL: http://vetrecordopen.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000198
• Contract Date: Dec 9, 2016