Canine Distemper Virus in Autochtonous and Imported Dogs, Southern Italy (2014–2021)
This study aims to investigate the presence of canine distemper virus (CDV) infection in 949 autochthonous or illegally imported dogs from Southern Italy, over a period of eight years (2014–2021). CDV RNA was detected in 6.8% (65/949) of the animals tested, with no detection of CDV in dogs sampled i...
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| author | Flora Alfano Gianvito Lanave Maria Gabriella Lucibelli Gianluca Miletti Nicola D’Alessio Amalia Gallo Clementina Auriemma Maria Grazia Amoroso Maria Stella Lucente Esterina De Carlo Vito Martella Nicola Decaro Giovanna Fusco |
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| description | This study aims to investigate the presence of canine distemper virus (CDV) infection in 949 autochthonous or illegally imported dogs from Southern Italy, over a period of eight years (2014–2021). CDV RNA was detected in 6.8% (65/949) of the animals tested, with no detection of CDV in dogs sampled in 2020–2021. The frequency of CDV detection was higher in imported dogs (19/103, 18.3%) with respect to stray (27/365, 7.4%) and household dogs (19/481, 3.9%). On sequence and phylogenetic analyses of selected strains, the analyzed viruses belonged to the Arctic clade, which has already been reported in Italy and in Europe. The results of our study may suggest a reduction of CDV circulation in Southern Italy, while at the same time highlighting the need for strict controls on dog importation, in order to prevent the introduction of viruses from endemic countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc089de55e45455d88f615119067c52c2023-11-23T22:33:01ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-10-011220285210.3390/ani12202852Canine Distemper Virus in Autochtonous and Imported Dogs, Southern Italy (2014–2021)Flora Alfano0Gianvito Lanave1Maria Gabriella Lucibelli2Gianluca Miletti3Nicola D’Alessio4Amalia Gallo5Clementina Auriemma6Maria Grazia Amoroso7Maria Stella Lucente8Esterina De Carlo9Vito Martella10Nicola Decaro11Giovanna Fusco12Dipartimento Coordinamento di Sanità Animale, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, NA, ItalyDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Bari, 70121 Valenzano, BA, ItalyDipartimento Coordinamento di Sanità Animale, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, NA, ItalyDipartimento Coordinamento di Sanità Animale, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, NA, ItalyDipartimento Coordinamento di Sanità Animale, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, NA, ItalyDipartimento Coordinamento di Sanità Animale, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, NA, ItalyDipartimento Coordinamento di Sanità Animale, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, NA, ItalyDipartimento Coordinamento di Sanità Animale, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, NA, ItalyDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Bari, 70121 Valenzano, BA, ItalyDipartimento Coordinamento di Sanità Animale, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, NA, ItalyDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Bari, 70121 Valenzano, BA, ItalyDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Bari, 70121 Valenzano, BA, ItalyDipartimento Coordinamento di Sanità Animale, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, NA, ItalyThis study aims to investigate the presence of canine distemper virus (CDV) infection in 949 autochthonous or illegally imported dogs from Southern Italy, over a period of eight years (2014–2021). CDV RNA was detected in 6.8% (65/949) of the animals tested, with no detection of CDV in dogs sampled in 2020–2021. The frequency of CDV detection was higher in imported dogs (19/103, 18.3%) with respect to stray (27/365, 7.4%) and household dogs (19/481, 3.9%). On sequence and phylogenetic analyses of selected strains, the analyzed viruses belonged to the Arctic clade, which has already been reported in Italy and in Europe. The results of our study may suggest a reduction of CDV circulation in Southern Italy, while at the same time highlighting the need for strict controls on dog importation, in order to prevent the introduction of viruses from endemic countries.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/20/2852canine distemper virusdoganimal importationCDV Arctic-lineageCDV H gene |
| spellingShingle | Flora Alfano Gianvito Lanave Maria Gabriella Lucibelli Gianluca Miletti Nicola D’Alessio Amalia Gallo Clementina Auriemma Maria Grazia Amoroso Maria Stella Lucente Esterina De Carlo Vito Martella Nicola Decaro Giovanna Fusco Canine Distemper Virus in Autochtonous and Imported Dogs, Southern Italy (2014–2021) Animals canine distemper virus dog animal importation CDV Arctic-lineage CDV H gene |
| title | Canine Distemper Virus in Autochtonous and Imported Dogs, Southern Italy (2014–2021) |
| title_full | Canine Distemper Virus in Autochtonous and Imported Dogs, Southern Italy (2014–2021) |
| title_fullStr | Canine Distemper Virus in Autochtonous and Imported Dogs, Southern Italy (2014–2021) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Canine Distemper Virus in Autochtonous and Imported Dogs, Southern Italy (2014–2021) |
| title_short | Canine Distemper Virus in Autochtonous and Imported Dogs, Southern Italy (2014–2021) |
| title_sort | canine distemper virus in autochtonous and imported dogs southern italy 2014 2021 |
| topic | canine distemper virus dog animal importation CDV Arctic-lineage CDV H gene |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/20/2852 |
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