Francesco Mira, Giorgia Schirò, Giovanni Franzo, Marta Canuti, Giuseppa Purpari, Elisabetta Giudice, Nicola Decaro, Domenico Vicari, Francesco Antoci, Calogero Castronovo, Annalisa Guercio
Since it emerged as a major dog pathogen, canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) has featured a remarkable genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity, whose biological, epidemiological, and clinical impact is still debated. The continuous monitoring of this pathogen is thus of pivotal importance. In the present study, the molecular epidemiology of CPV-2 in Sicily, southern Italy, has been updated by analysing 215 nearly complete sequences of the capsid protein VP2, obtained from rectal swabs/faeces or tissue samples collected between 2019 and 2022 from 346 dogs with suspected infectious gastrointestinal disease...
February 29, 2024: Heliyon