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Detection and genotyping of canine coronavirus RNA in diarrheic dogs in Japan.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Apr 2011
Soma Takehisa, Ohinata Tsuyoshi, Ishii Hiroshi, Takahashi Toshikazu, Taharaguchi Satoshi, Hara Motonobu
Abstract excerpt
To clarify the prevalence of canine coronavirus (CCoV) infection in Japan, faecal samples from 109 dogs with diarrhoea were examined for CCoV RNA together with canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) DNA. The detection rates of CCoV and CPV-2 for dogs aged less than 1 year were 66.3% and 43.8%, while those for dogs aged 1 year or older were 6.9% and 10.3%, respectively, which were significantly different (p<0.0001 and...
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