Article
Molecular characterisation of canine parvoviruses from clinical samples and vaccines in Nigeria.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2020
Shima Felix Kundu, Omobowale Temidayo Olutayo, Adesina Rofiat Damilola, Nottidge Helen Oyebukola, Fagbohun Olusegun Adesina
Abstract excerpt
Canine parvovirus (CPV) the causative agent of canine parvovirus enteritis is an intractable pathogen of dogs characterised by mutations, evolutionary changes and eventual vaccine failure. The disease is a serious problem in dogs with limited studies conducted in Nigeria. Therefore, this study was designed to characterise the subtypes of CPV isolates in six commonly used vaccines and 157 clinical samples...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigens, Viral
- Dog Diseases
- Dogs
- Genome, Viral
- Genomics
- Mutation
- Nigeria
- Parvovirus, Canine
- Phylogeny
- Viral Proteins
- Viral Structural Proteins
- Viral Vaccines