Canine Parvovirus infection in puppies with gastroenteritis in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 1995 to 1997

Fecal samples from puppies with gastroenteritis less than 7 months old were examined for canine parvovirus infection (CPV-2) by hemagglutination (HA) and subsequent hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) tests. Forty of the 79 samples collected from April 1995 to June 1997 were found to be positive. About 70% of these samples were from 2 to 4 months old puppies, age in which they are at increased risk of developing CPV-2 infection, despite of vaccination. No seasonal distribution of canine parvovirus cases was found and it was supported by the results of a retrospective study realized at PolVet-UFF, which showed that gastroenteritis cases occurred throughout the year, for a six-year period (1991-97) in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	CUBEL GARCIA,Rita de Cássia Nasser, PINTO,Ana Maria Vianna, COSTA,Alexandre de Pina, MACIEL,Bianca Mendes, OLIVEIRA,Ledy do Horto dos Santos, NASCIMENTO,Jussara Pereira do, SANTOS,Adão Onofre dos, CASTRO,Maria Cristina Nobre e, WILLI,Liliane Maria Valentim, LABARTHE,Norma Vollmer
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia / Universidade de São Paulo 2000
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-95962000000200008
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