Canine parvovirus kills thousands of dogs annually. Understanding prevention and outbreak response protects individual dogs and community populations.
Dogs dying from parvovirus experience profoundly painful disease - severe vomiting and haemorrhagic diarrhoea, collapse, and death over days. Treatment requires intensive care beyond most owners' means. Vaccination is inexpensive and highly effective - the welfare burden of preventable parvovirus deaths is entirely attributable to vaccination access gaps.