Carnivore protoparvovirus 1

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Carnivore protoparvovirus 1 (CPPV 1) is a species of parvovirus that infects carnivorans. It causes a highly contagious disease in both dogs and cats. The disease is generally divided into two major genogroups: CPV-1 containing the classical feline panleukopenia virus (FPLV), and CPV-2 containing the canine parvovirus (CPV) which appeared in the 1970s. It was once thought that only CPV-1 or FPLV infects cats. However, it has been confirmed that a feline panleukopenia illness can be caused by CPV 2a, 2b, and 2c. FPLV is commonly referred to as:

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