United States Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
2012
Citation
Journal of Virology 87(4):2342–2347 (February 2013); doi:10.1128/JVI.02428-12
Abstract
Although parvoviruses are commonly described in domestic carnivores, little is known about their biodiversity in nondomestic species. A phylogenetic analysis of VP2 gene sequences from puma, coyote, gray wolf, bobcat, raccoon, and striped skunk revealed two major groups related to either feline panleukopenia virus (“FPV-like”) or canine parvovirus (“CPV-like”). Cross species transmission was commonplace, with multiple introductions into each host species but, with the exception of raccoons, relatively little evidence for onward transmission in nondomestic species.