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. 2004 Mar;42(3):1333-6.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1333-1336.2004.

A canine parvovirus mutant is spreading in Italy

Vito Martella  1 , Alessandra Cavalli, Annamaria Pratelli, Giancarlo Bozzo, Michele Camero, Domenico Buonavoglia, Donato Narcisi, Maria Tempesta, Canio Buonavoglia
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A canine parvovirus mutant is spreading in Italy

Vito Martella et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Mar.

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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