Genomic characterization of a circovirus associated with fatal hemorrhagic enteritis in dog, Italy.

ABSTRACT: Dog circovirus (DogCV) was identified in an outbreak of enteritis in pups in Italy. The disease was observed in 6 young dachshunds pups of a litter from a breeding kennel and caused the death of 2 dogs. Upon full-genome analysis, the virus detected in one of the dead pups (strain Bari/411-13) was closely related to DogCVs that have been recently isolated in the USA. The present study, if corroborated by further reports, could represent a useful contribution to the knowledge of the pathogenic potential of DogCV and its association with enteritis in dogs.

SUBMITTER: Decaro N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4141843 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature