Frequent Cross-Species Transmission of Parvoviruses among Diverse Carnivore Hosts

Authors

Andrew B. Allison, Cornell UniversityFollow
Dennis J. Kohler, USDA/APHIS/WS National Wildlife Research CenterFollow
Karen A. Fox, Colorado Division of Parks and WildlifeFollow
Justin D. Brown, University of GeorgiaFollow
Richard W. Gerhold, University of Tennessee Institute of AgricultureFollow
Valerie I. Shearn-Bochsler, United States Geological SurveyFollow
Edward J. Dubovi, Cornell UniversityFollow
Colin R. Parrish, Cornell UniversityFollow
Edward C. Holmes, University of SydneyFollow

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.