Novel amdoparvovirus infecting farmed raccoon dogs and arctic foxes

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Dec;20(12):2085-8. doi: 10.3201/eid2012.140289.

Abstract

A new amdoparvovirus, named raccoon dog and fox amdoparvovirus (RFAV), was identified in farmed sick raccoon dogs and arctic foxes. Phylogenetic analyses showed that RFAV belongs to a new species within the genus Amdoparvovirus of the family Parvoviridae. An RFAV strain was isolated in Crandell feline kidney cell culture.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Foxes / virology*
  • Genes, Viral
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Typing
  • Parvoviridae / classification*
  • Parvoviridae / genetics
  • Parvoviridae Infections / diagnosis
  • Parvoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Parvoviridae Infections / virology
  • Raccoon Dogs / virology*