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Detection and molecular characterization of sapoviruses in dogs.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2016
Bodnar Livia, Di Martino Barbara, Di Profio Federica, Melegari Irene, Lanave Gianvito, Lorusso Eleonora, Cavalli Alessandra, Elia Gabriella, Bányai Krisztián, Marsilio Fulvio, Buonavoglia Canio, Martella Vito
Abstract excerpt
Caliciviruses are important human and animal pathogens. Novel caliciviruses have been identified recently in dogs, raising questions about their pathogenic role and concerns regarding their zoonotic potential. By screening stool samples of young or juvenile dogs using RT-PCR assays, sapoviruses (SaVs) were found in 7/320 (2.2%) samples of animals with acute gastroenteritis while they were not detected in healthy...
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