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Detection and genetic characterization of canine parvoviruses and coronaviruses in southern Ireland.
Archives of virology - 1 Mar 2011
McElligott Susan, Collins P J, Sleator Roy D, Martella Vito, Decaro Nicola, Buonavoglia Canio, O'Shea Helen
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Canine parvovirus (CPV) and canine coronavirus (CCoV) are considered the main pathogens responsible for acute gastroenteritis in dogs. From a collection of 250 samples, seven CPV strains and three CCoV strains were identified in symptomatic Irish dogs. Samples were screened for the viruses using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and typed via DNA sequence analysis. Three CPV strains were characterized as CPV-2a,...
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