Prevalence and genetic characterization of canine parvoviruses in Korea

Virus Genes. 2008 Feb;36(1):127-33. doi: 10.1007/s11262-007-0189-6. Epub 2008 Jan 3.

Abstract

The prevalence of canine parvovirus (CPV) variants in dog was investigated in a total of 51 fecal samples submitted over a 2-year period (2005-2007) in Korea. The CPV VP2 gene was amplified and sequenced from the fecal samples, and the results indicated that of the 51 samples, 49 samples belong to the CPV-2a family, 1 to CPV-2b, and the remaining 1 to CPV-2a variant. The VP2 gene of 20 isolates was sequenced and phylogenetic analysis was conducted. With one exception, all of the isolates were closely related to a Taiwanese isolate (CPV T37) and they formed geographical patterns of VP2 gene nucleotide sequences. Our finding showed that CPV-2a was the predominant type and CPV-2b and CPV-2a variant also existed in Korea. Using the hemagglutination inhibition (HI) and the neutralization (Nt) test, the animals inoculated with CPV-2 developed low antibody titers against the CPV-2 variants in laboratory animal was also identified.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Dogs
  • Feces / virology
  • Korea / epidemiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Parvoviridae Infections / epidemiology*
  • Parvoviridae Infections / virology
  • Parvovirus, Canine / classification
  • Parvovirus, Canine / genetics*
  • Parvovirus, Canine / isolation & purification
  • Phylogeny
  • Prevalence
  • Sequence Alignment

Associated data

  • GENBANK/EF599096
  • GENBANK/EF599097
  • GENBANK/EF599098