Canine herpesvirus isolated

Authors: Charitra SR, Durham PJK, Hutton JB
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 25, Issue 1-2, pp 37, Jan 1977
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Companion animal, Dog
Subject Terms: Viral, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Neonatal
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Canine herpesvirus infections have been reported from many countries following the initial report by Carmichael et al. (1965) on the identification of the virus as a cause of disease in neonatal puppies. The neonatal disease has been well reviewed by Cornwell and Wright (1969). In adult dogs, the virus has been associated with respiratory disease (Karpas et al., 1968) and genital disease (Poste and King, 1971). In New Zealand, herpesvirus infection of newborn puppies has been suspected to be present for several years on clinical and pathological grounds, but the isolation of the virus has not been reported. We now wish to report the isolation of a canine herpesvirus from a puppy which was from a litter of six which died younger than nine days old…

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