Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First case of canine minute virus causing abortion in Germany
By Truyen, U et al.·Published in Tierarztliche Praxis·1996·Institut fü·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [The "other" parvovirus: first description of the minute virus of canines (Canine parvovirus type 1) in Germany].
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Plain-English summary
A Yorkshire terrier experienced a late-term abortion, and tests revealed a virus called minute virus of canines (MVC) in the fetal tissues. The mother dog had high levels of antibodies against this virus when tested about a month later. This case suggests that MVC may have caused the abortion, marking the first documented instance of this virus being linked to such an event in Germany.
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Abstract
During an investigation of a late abortion in a Yorkshire terrier minute virus of canines (MVC) antigen could be demonstrated in fetal tissues by immunofluorescence. The bitch had a high specific anti-MVC serum titer when tested about four weeks after the abortion. Those results implicate an etiological role of MVC in this abortion and to our knowledge it presents the first described case of a MVC-associated abortion in Germany.
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