Frequent Cross-Species Transmission of Parvoviruses among Diverse Carnivore Hosts

Authors

Andrew B. Allison, Cornell University
Dennis J. Kohler, USDA-APHIS-WSFollow
Karen A. Fox, Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife
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, Pennsylvania State UniversityFollow

Date of this Version

2-2013

Citation

Journal of Virology 87(4) February 2013 p. 2342–2347; 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”). Crossspecies 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.