Canine parvovirus remains a serious disease despite effective vaccination. Understanding current epidemiology helps focus prevention efforts.
Puppies and unvaccinated dogs dying from parvovirus suffer profoundly painful disease - haemorrhagic gastroenteritis, dehydration, collapse, and death over days. The disease is entirely preventable in owned dogs through vaccination yet continues to kill thousands annually due to vaccination access gaps. Reducing parvovirus mortality requires addressing vaccine access inequity.