First report of canine bufavirus in India.

"orfs were identified using the ncbi orf finder ( https://www ncbi nlm nih gov/orffinder/ ) and the sequences were uploaded to the genbank database (accession number: mz574435)."

"Declaration Ethical approvalThis research did not involve any human participants or experiments on live animals. All of the work was performed in accordance with standard operating procedures adopted by the Department of Veterinary Biotechnology, PVNRTVU, Hyderabad, India. Before sample collection, the dogs' owners were informed of the purpose of this study, and consent was obtained. Conflict of interestThe authors declare no competing interests with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Conflict of interest The authors declare no competing interests with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article."

"Funding The authors acknowledge the Department of Biotechnology (No. BT/ADV/Canine Health/TANUVAS), India, for the financial support."