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- Title
Canine parvovirus and pseudorabies virus coinfection as a cause of death in a wolf (Canis lupus) from southern Italy.
- Authors
Amoroso, Maria Grazia; Di Concilio, Denise; D'Alessio, Nicola; Veneziano, Vincenzo; Galiero, Giorgio; Fusco, Giovanna
- Abstract
Pseudorabies virus (PRV) or suid herpesvirus 1 (SHV‐1) is the causative agent of Aujeszky's disease, a highly contagious viral infection which causes neurological fatal illness in mammals other than suids. Here we report a case of a young wolf (Canis lupus) of around 2 years found dead by a hunter in the province of Avellino, Campania Region. Necropsy showed pathological findings consistent with encephalitis and gastroenteritis. Organs were analysed by microbiological and molecular investigations following standard procedures to ascertain the possible cause of death. Real‐time PCR revealed the presence of PRV in the brain and of canine parvovirus 2b in organs like intestine, liver, brain, kidney and pancreas. Death probably occurred very shortly after SHV‐1 infection in an animal already weakened by parvovirosis.
- Subjects
ITALY; CANINE parvovirus; AUJESZKY'S disease virus; WOLVES; CAUSES of death; VIRUS diseases; MIXED infections; CLASSICAL swine fever; VETERINARY autopsy
- Publication
Veterinary Medicine & Science, 2020, Vol 6, Issue 3, p600
- ISSN
2053-1095
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/vms3.270