| full genetic characterization and epidemiology of a novel amdoparvovirus in striped skunk (mephitis mephitis). | amdoparvovirus is a newly defined parvoviral genus that contains four species (carnivore amdoparvovirus 1-4), including the well-known aleutian mink disease virus (amdv). amdoparvoviruses cause an immune-associated and often lethal wasting syndrome in mustelidae and caninae hosts. in this study, we molecularly investigated amdoparvoviruses detected in 44 striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) found dead in and around vancouver, british columbia, canada. some of the animals exhibited pathological cha ... | 2017 | 28487558 |
| endemic skunk amdoparvovirus in free-ranging striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) in california. | the genus amdoparvovirus includes the newly discovered skunk amdoparvovirus and the well-characterized aleutian disease virus which causes significant health impacts in farmed mink worldwide. in 2010-2013, an outbreak of fatal amdoparvovirus-associated disease was documented in free-ranging striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) from the san francisco bay area of california. to characterize the geographic distribution, earliest occurrence and abundance of this virus, as well as possible impacts on s ... | 2019 | 31206251 |