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Comparison to that of other sequences retrieved from GenBank indicated that seven current Vietnamese sequences displayed the highest nucleotide identity was from 99.08 to 99.94 with that of viral strains from China, Italy, and Spain. Phylogenetic analysis constructed using the complete VP2 gene sequences indicated that six Vietnamese sequences obtained belonged to feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) lineage and divided into several clusters, which were closely related to viruses from China, Italy, and Spain. The remaining one sequence was defined as canine parvovirus (CPV) which was genetically related to previous Vietnamese CPV-2c and Chinese strains. 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