Isolation of a parvovirus from dogs with enteritis

Canine parvoviruses in New Zealand form a monophyletic group distinct from the viruses circulating in other parts of the world

“…In contrast, our results suggest that the New Zealand population of CPV-2 likely originated from a single introduction of the virus. CPV-2 was first reported in New Zealand in 1979 (Horner et al, 1979), shortly after the emergence of CPV-2 worldwide (Koptopoulos et al, 1986). The absence of more recently identified CPV-2 subtypes (CPV-2b and 2c), together with the distinct clustering of all recent New Zealand CPV-2 sequences, suggests that CPV-2 viruses have not been regularly introduced to New Zealand.…”

“…However, the first cases of CPV-2 gastroenteritis were reported in New Zealand soon after the worldwide emergence of the virus, suggesting that neither the geographical separation, nor strict quarantine measures prevented introduction of CPV-2 to New Zealand. The earliest suspected CPV-2 cases occurred in the South Island in 1979 (Gumbrell, 1979), and the virus was first isolated in the same year from a sick puppy in the North Island (Horner et al, 1979). There have been no investigations of CPV-2 in New Zealand since the early reports following the initial introduction of the virus (Parrish et al, 1980;Parrish et al, 1982).…”

Parvovirus Infections in Wild Carnivores

“…The first known CPV-2 positive sera were from dogs collected in Greece during 1974 (Koptopoulos et al, 1986). In 1976, reports from Belgium (Burtonboy et al, 1979 and the Netherlands (Osterhaus et al, 1980) followed by reports that the virus had spread throughout the world (Appel et al, 1979;Kelly, 1978;Gagnon and Pov-ey, 1979;Azetaka et al, 1981;Horner et al, 1979) infecting wild and domestic canids. Antibodies against CPV-2 were reported by 1980 in free-ranging grey wolves (Canis lupus) in Alaska (Zarnke et al, 1980).…”

Emergence, Natural History, and Variation of Canine, Mink, and Feline Parvoviruses

“…During 1978 and 1979 outbreaks of previously unrecognized disease syndromes were observed in dogs in a number of countries (Eugster et al, 1978;Appel et al, 1978Appel et al, ,1979aBurtonboy et al, 1979;Gagnon and Povey, 1979;Horner et al, 1979;Johnson and Spradbrow, 1979). The diseases were characterized by death due to acute or chronic nonsuppurative myocarditis in pups 3-16 weeks of age or pyrexia accompanied by vomiting and/or diarrhea in older animals.…”