The newest emerging viral infection of dogs is canine circovirus. It was thought to be the cause of illness and mortality in Ohio dogs in late August/early September 2013. Canine circovirus can either be the primary infection or present in the form of co-infection with other enteric pathogens. Its role as a primary pathogen still needs to be defined. In a recent paper, Linlin et al (1) document...

We found a highly divergent circovirus in serum samples from several dogs. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that canine circovirus genotype 1 (CaCV-1) represents the first circovirus reported in dogs and is genetically most closely related to the only known mammalian circovirus, porcine circovirus. Here we report the complete genome sequence of the CaCV-1 strain NY214, which will help toward und...

Background: Canine astrovirus (CAstV) has been considered the primary cause of gastroenteritis in young animals worldwide, while canine vesivirus (CVeV) and canine circovirus (CCiV) are occasionally reported. Aims: This study aimed to investigate the existence and molecular characteristics for these three viruses in Turkey. Methods: Faecal samples from 150 shelter dogs with gastrointestinal pro...

We characterized the complete genome of a novel dog circovirus (DogCV) from the liver of a dog with severe hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, vasculitis, and granulomatous lymphadenitis. DogCV was detected by PCR in fecal samples from 19/168 (11.3%) dogs with diarrhea and 14/204 (6.9%) healthy dogs and in blood from 19/409 (3.3%) of dogs with thrombocytopenia and neutropenia, fever of unknown origin,...

Pork products are a possible source of introduction of PCV2 isolates into a pig population. However, limited work has been done on the transmission through meat of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), a virus associated with several disease syndromes in pigs. The objectives of this study were to determine if pork products from PCV2-infected pigs contain PCV2 DNA/antigen and to determine if the PCV...

Circoviridae family contains two genuses. Chicken anaemia virus (CAV) is the only member of the genus Gyrovirus, while the genus Circovirus currently comprises porcine circoviruses type 1 and 2 (PCV1, PCV2), psittacine beak and feather disease virus (BFDV), pigeon circovirus (PiCV), canary circovirus (CaCV), goose circovirus (GoCV) and duck circovirus (DuCV) [24]. Members of circoviridae family...

Circoviruses are relatively novel pathogens with increased importance in canids. In this study, we first screened the presence of dog circovirus (DogCV) by molecular methods from a total number of 389 internal organ samples originating from 277 individuals of domestic dogs and wild animals including wolves, foxes and badgers. All the animals originated from Central-Southern Italy, specifically ...