First report of canine bufavirus in India
Vishweshwar Kumar Ganji1, Bhagyalakshmi Buddala1, Narasimha Reddy Yella1
1Department of Veterinary Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science, PVNRTVU, Hyderabad-30, 500030, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India.
Abstract:
Canine bufavirus (CBuV), a novel protoparvovirus of dogs that is associated with enteric and respiratory symptoms, has been reported only in Italy and China. The enteric prevalence of CBuV in India was investigated, and the nearly complete genome sequence (4292 bp) was amplified and reconstructed for one strain. A nucleotide sequence alignment indicated 93.42-98.81% identity to the other available CBuV sequences and 70.88-73.39% and 54.4-54.8% identity to human bufavirus and canine parvovirus 2 (CPV-2), respectively. The current strain is most closely related to Chinese CBuV strains, which together form an Asian lineage. This first report of the prevalence of CBuV in India emphasizes the need for further epidemiological surveillance.
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