A canine parvovirus mutant is spreading in Italy |
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| Authors: | Martella Vito Cavalli Alessandra Pratelli Annamaria Bozzo Giancarlo Camero Michele Buonavoglia Domenico Narcisi Donato Tempesta Maria Buonavoglia Canio |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Animal Health and Wellbeing, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. v.martella@veterinaria.uniba.it |
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| Abstract: | By antigenic and genetic characterization of canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) strains collected in 2001 and 2002 in Italy, it was possible to observe the spread of viruses with an unusual mutation, Glu-426, affecting a major antigenic epitope of CPV-2. Out of 67 strains analyzed, 49 (73.13%) were characterized as CPV-2a, 6 (8.95%) were characterized as CPV-2b, and 12 (17.91%) were characterized as the Glu-426 mutant. |
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