Clinical and virological findings in pups naturally infected by canine parvovirus type 2 Glu-426 mutant

J Vet Diagn Invest. 2005 Mar;17(2):133-8. doi: 10.1177/104063870501700206.

Abstract

An outbreak of canine parvovirus type 2 infection caused by the Glu-426 mutant in 2 litters of pups is reported. The infected pups (n = 6) were monitored daily for evidence of clinical signs and hematological changes and for the evaluation of viral shedding in the feces. The disease induced by the Glu-426 mutant was mild in all the infected pups. Vomiting and hemorrhagic diarrhea were not observed; however, the pups developed mucoid diarrhea (3.5 median days), depression (1.5 median days), and relative leukopenia and lymphopenia (2.5 median days). Fever and loss of appetite were observed only in 2 pups. Virus was detected in the feces for 4.5, 6.5, and 46 median days by hemagglutination, virus isolation on cell cultures, and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), respectively. By real-time PCR, the highest viral DNA titers were detected in the feces of both litters at day 10, reaching median values of more than 10(10) DNA copies/mg of feces.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA, Viral / chemistry
  • Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis
  • Dog Diseases / epidemiology
  • Dog Diseases / virology*
  • Dogs
  • Feces / virology
  • Female
  • Hemagglutination Tests / veterinary
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Mutation
  • Parvoviridae Infections / diagnosis
  • Parvoviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Parvoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Parvoviridae Infections / virology
  • Parvovirus, Canine / genetics
  • Parvovirus, Canine / isolation & purification*
  • Virus Shedding

Substances

  • DNA, Viral