Identification of Canine parvovirus from an adult Saluki-dog in A pet’s clinic in Saudi
Journal Title: Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 7
Abstract
A 3-years old Saluki-dog of recently-vaccinated male in Saudi experienced signs of severe hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. Due to the symptoms canine parvovirous infection was suspected as the etiologic cause of this disease. On the basis of the clinical outcomes and the presence of Canine parvovirus antigen in the stool samples from the affected dog confirmed by using a commercial in-clinic fecal antigen SensPERT® rapid test kit. Fecal sample was found to be canine parvovirous-positive whoever, the dogs was vaccinated before. A concern was raised about whether the available commercial vaccine (which contained a live, attenuated strain of parvovirous) could have caused full immunization against the infection or not. Since its emergence in the late 1970s, canine parvovirus type- 2 has spread worldwide and is recognized as an important canine fetal pathogen worldwide including developmental countries. To date this variant has been identified in many countries worldwide but there have been no reports yet of its presence in Saudi Arabia. This case report therefore represents the first published evidence of the involvement of canine parvovirus-2 in a severe outbreak of typical hemorrhagic gastroenteritis in an adult Saluki-dog from Saudi Arabia.
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O. Al-Tayib
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