4. Parvoviral infectious diseases (canine and feline) Flashcards
What is Parvo virus?
- Virus from family Parvoviridae belonging to Protoparvovirus
- DNA virus
- Parvo = small
- Non-enveloped and very resistant!
- Contagious
What is the causative agent of Canine parvovirus?
Canine parvovirus 2
What are susceptible hosts of canine parvovirus?
Canids: dogs, especially young, but also stray and unvaccinated dogs
What is canine parvovirus causing?
2 forms of disease: enteric and cardiac forms.
Cardiac = very rare
How is canine parvovirus transmitted?
Horizontal transmission
- Direct contact with infected animal, vomit or feces or by fomites
What are clinical signs of canine parvovirus?
- Enteric form: More common type, destruction of intestinal mucosa, hemorrhages, fever, lethargic, blood diarrhea, vomiting.
- Might die from dehydration, hemorrhage and anemia.
- Cardiac form: Tachycardia, dyspnea
Animal may die.
How is canine parvovirus diagnosed?
- SNAP test, ELISa: Feces as sample for detection of Ag
- Complete blood count: Leukopenia, anemia
What is treatment for canine parvovirus?
No treatment!
Only supportive, antiemitics, ATB for secondary infection, fluid and nutrition
How can canine parvovirus be prevented?
- Vaccination.
- Important to be careful with puppy until fully vaccinated especially in countries where parvovirus occurs (Not in Sweden)
- General hygienic measures
What is the causative agent of feline parvovirus?
feline parvo virus or feline panleukopenia
What is important to mention about Feline parvovirus?
Contagious
What are susceptible hosts for feline parvovirus?
Felids: cats especially young
What is feline parvovirus causing in cats?
Same as in dogs, but only the enteric form, ther’s no cardiac form
What is transmission of feline parvovirus?
Horizontal - Contact with infected animal, feces or vomit.
Vertical - transplacental transmission
What are clinical signs of feline parvovirus?
Varies from sub-clinical, acute and sub-acute
Cat may abort if pregnant
Same as in dogs ( destruction of intestinal mucosa, hemorrhages, fever, lethargic, bloody diarrhea, vomiting) + panleukopenia
Cat may die.
