Novel Norovirus in Dogs with Diarrhea

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Joao Rodrigo Mesquita (Author) Other; Leslie Barclay (Author) Other; Maria Sao J Jose Nascimento (Author) FFUP; Jan Vinje (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases

Vol. 16

Pages: 980-982

ISSN: 1080-6040

Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 93 Citations

Scopus - 71 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Basic medicine

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-5ZV

DOI: 10.3201/eid1606.091861

Abstract (EN): To identify the prevalence and genetic variability of noroviruses in dogs, we tested fecal samples by using reverse transcription PCR. We found canine norovirus in 40% and 9% of dogs with and without diarrhea, respectively. The virus was genetically unrelated to other noroviruses and constitutes a tentative new genogroup.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3