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Canine parvovirus, or CPV, emerged as a deadly threat to dogs in the late 1970s, most likely the result of the direct transfer of feline panleukopenia or a similar virus from domesticated cats. CPV has since spread to wild forest-dwelling animals, including raccoons, and the transfer of the virus from domesticated to wild carnivores has been something of a mystery. New research asserts a key mutation in the protein shell of CPV - a single amino acid substitution - plays a major role in the virus' ability to infect hosts of different species. [Source: Cornell University]
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