Canine Parvovirus: A New Pathogen

Canine parvovirus (CPV), a new virus of the Canidae firstappeared during the 1970s, but disease caused by this viruswas not reported until 1978. Then within a few months thevirus crossed national and continental boundaries causinghigh fatality in domestic dog populations. A similar patternof transmission was seen in sylvatic canines but infectionwas largely subclinical. Between 1...