Parvoviruses, Canine

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Parvoviruses, Canine

A species of the genus PARVOVIRUS and a host range variant of feline parvovirus (PARVOVIRUS, FELINE). It causes a highly infectious fulminating enteritis in dogs producing high mortality. It is distinct from minute virus of canines, another parvovirus which is sometimes also called canine parvovirus.