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Canine parvovirus (also referred to as CPV, CPV2, or parvo) is a contagious virus mainly affecting dogs and wolves. CPV is highly contagious and is spread from dog to dog by direct or indirect contact with their feces .
Feline parvovirus, a closely related virus, [22] likewise causes severe illness in cats along with panleukopenia. [23] [24] In pigs, porcine parvovirus is a major cause of infertility as infection frequently leads to death of the fetus. [25]
Carnivore protoparvovirus 1 is a species of parvovirus that infects carnivorans.It causes a highly contagious disease in both dogs and cats separately. The disease is generally divided into two major genogroups: FPV containing the classical feline panleukopenia virus (FPLV), and CPV-2 containing the canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) which appeared in the 1970s.
For example, most pet insurance companies stick to the basics—dogs and cats. So, if you’ve got a rare pygmy chameleon, don’t count on the insurer footing the bill.
Cats of all shapes and sizes have come down with bird flu.. First there were barn cats that drank raw milk.In recent days, 20 wild cats at a Washington State animal sanctuary that probably ate ...
At least six dogs in the downtown Vancouver area have been diagnosed with the highly-contagious parvovirus.
Parvovirus B19 causes an infection in humans only. Cat and dog parvoviruses do not infect humans due to animals having their own parvoviruses. There is always a possibility for a spillover. There is no vaccine available for human parvovirus B19, [33] though attempts have been made to develop one. [34] [35]
Officials said the outbreak is suspected to have originated from a backyard breeder of pit bulls, who is now under investigation.