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European surveillance for pantropic canine coronavirus.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2013
Decaro Nicola, Cordonnier Nathalie, Demeter Zoltan, Egberink Herman, Elia Gabriella, Grellet Aurélien, Le Poder Sophie, Mari Viviana, Martella Vito, Ntafis Vasileios, von Reitzenstein Marcela, Rottier Peter J, Rusvai Miklos, Shields Shelly, Xylouri Eftychia, Xu Zach, Buonavoglia Canio
Abstract excerpt
Highly virulent pantropic canine coronavirus (CCoV) strains belonging to subtype IIa were recently identified in dogs. To assess the distribution of such strains in Europe, tissue samples were collected from 354 dogs that had died after displaying systemic disease in France (n = 92), Hungary (n = 75), Italy (n = 69), Greece (n = 87), The Netherlands (n = 27), Belgium (n = 4), and Bulgaria (n = 1). A total of 124...
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