Papillomvirusinfektionen beim Hund: eine Übersicht

Papillomavirus infections have been detected in various animal species and in humans. In dogs and wild canids, an infection with canine oral papillomavirus (COPV) leads to a disease characterized by single or multiple cauliflower-like papillomas in the oral cavity. Severe disease with lesions spread throughout the whole body has been observed mainly in immunosuppressed animals. Persistence of papillomas may also occur. There is evidence that there are types of canine papillomavirus different from COPV. In this communication, a current overview is given summarising the specific characteristics of papillomaviruses as well as clinical findings and diagnostics of canine papillomavirus infections.