This fatal disease has spread globally andoccurs wherever minks are farmed. Both CPV and MEV belong to theParvovirus genus within the family of Parvoviridae and have beenincluded in a carnivorous parvovirus group together with felinepanleukopenia virus (FPLV), raccoon parvovirus (RPV) and blue foxparvovirus (BFPV) (Nandi and Kumar, 2010).