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. 2023 Jan;47(1):285-289.
doi: 10.1007/s11259-022-09924-5. Epub 2022 Apr 6.

Molecular characterization of Canine parvovirus type 2 from diarrheic dogs in Serbia from 2008 to 2020

Vesna Milićević  1 , Dimitrije Glišić  2 , Zorana Zurovac Sapundžić  2 , Milan Ninković  2 , Bojan Milovanović  2 , Ljubiša Veljović  2 , Branislav Kureljušić  2
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Molecular characterization of Canine parvovirus type 2 from diarrheic dogs in Serbia from 2008 to 2020

Vesna Milićević et al. Vet Res Commun. 2023 Jan.

Abstract

Canine parvovirus 2 (CPV-2) is the causal agent of canine parvovirosis an infectious disease with the high fatality rate among dogs. However, in Serbia, it has never been investigated thoroughly. This study was conducted on samples collected from dogs with diarrhea in anamnesis, submitted for various reasons to the Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia, and stored in the sample bank. In total, 50 rectal swab samples were collected from the period 2008 to 2020, and consequently tested. Out of 50 rectal swab samples, the CPV-2 genome was detected in 14 (28%). This retrospective study showed the presence of three different subtypes of CPV-2 in diarrheic dogs during the last 12 years in Serbia. CPV-2a was the most prevalent subtype (60%) followed by CPV-2b (30%), and CPV-2c (10%). Interestingly, CPV-2a had been the predominantly detected subtype up until 2018. Nevertheless in 2019, there was the first detected occurrence of the CPV-2b, followed by the first detection of the CPV-2c in 2020. This study reports the evidence and distribution of CPV-2 from 2008 to 2020, providing new information about the presence of virus strains in Serbia.

Keywords: Canine parvovirus 2; Dog; Serbia; Subtype.

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