Detection and Molecular Characterisation of Protoparvovirus carnivoran1 in Golden Jackals (Canis aureus) in Croatia.

ABSTRACT: Protoparvoviruses are highly contagious pathogens that cause severe, often fatal diseases in both domestic and wild carnivores. Golden jackal (Canis aureus) populations have experienced expansion in recent years, increasingly occupying urban and peri-urban areas. Despite this, they remain largely overlooked in scientific research. This study aimed to detect and characterise Protoparvovirus carnivoran1 circulating in a golden jackal population in Croatia and to assess their role in the epidemiology of parvovirus infections in companion animals. Small intestines from 55 jackals hunted in 2024 and 2025 were tested for Protoparvovirus carnivoran1 using real-time PCR. Positive samples were found across all sampling sites, with an overall positivity rate of 40%. Based on cha

SUBMITTER: Coric I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12846582 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature