Prevalence and significance of a canine bocavirus-2 outbreak in a cohort of military dogs in Austria.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bocaviruses are single-stranded DNA viruses from the Parvoviridae family, which have been minimally discussed in veterinary literature and are considered potentially pathogenic. Due to the recurring illness among young dogs in a closed cohort of military dogs in Austria, we assessed the prevalence, possible disease manifestation and outcome of CBoV-2 infection in this cohort.

Materials and methods

This led to a comprehensive study that not only analyzed past cases but also performed prospective screening PCR tests to identify CBoV-2 positive dogs within this specific dog population. Pharyngeal and rectal swabs were taken. In addition, a control group (n = 20) of clinically healthy client-owned dogs was sampled. A total of 190 samples were taken and

SUBMITTER: Doulidis PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11410759 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature