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Isolation and characterization of canine parvovirus type 2c circulating in Uruguay

Isolamento e caracterização da cepa tipo 2c do parvovirus canino circulante no Uruguai

This research reports the first CPV-2c isolation in cell culture (canine fibroma cell line A-72) in Uruguay. The isolates were obtained from 13 rectal swabs of Uruguayan dogs with parvovirosis. Samples were submitted to PCR with two sets of primers, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), partial sequencing of the gene encoding for VP2 capsid protein and phylogenetic characterization. The strain isolated was confirmed as CPV-2c. These results contribute to a better knowledge of CPV strains circulating in Uruguay and promote an evaluation of the efficacy of heterologous vaccines used to protect against the circulating strains.

canine parvovirosis; CPV-2c; vaccinated dogs


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