Molecular characterization of circulating in domestic carnivores in Egypt.

Canine parvovirus (CPV) and feline panleukopenia virus (FPV), now included in the unique species (CPPV1), have been circulating in dogs and cats for several decades and are considered the causes of clinically important diseases, especially in young animals. While genetic evidence of the circulation of parvoviruses in Egyptian domestic carnivores has been provided since 2016, to date, all available data are based on partial fragments of the VP2 gene. This study reports the molecular characterization of CPPV strains from Egypt based on the full VP2 gene.