First detection of canine parvovirus type 2c in Brazil.

ABSTRACT: The presence of canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2), 2a and 2b has been described in Brazil, however, the type 2c had not been reported until now. In the current study, seven out of nine samples from dogs with diarrhea were characterized as CPV-2c, indicating that this virus is already circulating in the Brazilian canine population.

SUBMITTER: Streck AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3768551 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature