Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Canine parvovirus and coronavirus found in diarrheic dogs in St. Kitts
By Navarro, Ryan et al.·Published in Virus research·2017·Department of Biomedical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Molecular characterization of canine parvovirus and canine enteric coronavirus in diarrheic dogs on the island of St. Kitts: First report from the Caribbean region.
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Plain-English summary
A group of dogs on the island of St. Kitts was found to have diarrhea caused by two viruses: canine parvovirus (CPV) and canine enteric coronavirus (CCoV). Out of 104 fecal samples collected from both puppies and adult dogs, 24% tested positive for CPV, with a new strain identified as the most common. Additionally, 5 samples (about 5%) showed signs of CCoV. This study highlights the presence of these viruses in the Caribbean, which had not been documented before, emphasizing the need for further research in the region to understand their impact on dog health.
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Abstract
Although canine parvovirus (CPV) and canine enteric coronavirus (CCoV) are important enteric pathogens of dogs and have been studied extensively in different parts of the world, there are no reports on these viruses from the Caribbean region. During 2015-2016, a total of 104 diarrheic fecal samples were collected from puppies and adult dogs, with or without hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts (KNA). By PCR, 25 (24%, n=104) samples tested positive for CPV. Based on analysis of the complete deduced VP2 amino acid sequences, 20 of the KNA CPV strains were assigned to new CPV-2a (also designated as CPV-2a-297A). On the other hand, the VP2 genes of the remaining 5 strains were partially characterized, or could not be sequenced. New CPV-2a was the predominant CPV variant in St. Kitts, contrasting the molecular epidemiology of CPV variants reported in most studies from nearby North and South American countries. By RT-PCR, CCoVs were detected in 5 samples (4.8%, n=104). Based on analysis of partial M-protein gene, the KNA CCoV strains were assigned to CCoV-I genotype, and were closely related to CCoV-I strains from Brazil. To our knowledge, this is the first report on detection and genetic diversity of CPV and CCoV in dogs from the Caribbean region, and underscores the importance of similar studies in the other Caribbean islands.
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