Gastroenteritis Outbreak Associated With Faecal Shedding of Canine Norovirus in a Portuguese Kennel Following Introduction of Imported Dogs From Russia

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

Mesquita, JR (Author) Other; Nascimento, MSJ (Author) FFUP

Journal

Title: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Vol. 59

Pages: 456-459

ISSN: 1865-1674

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 13 Citations

Scopus - 6 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Agrarian Sciences > Veterinary science

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-58X

DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01284.x

Abstract (EN): We describe an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in dogs in March 2011 in a Portuguese kennel after the introduction of imported Russian dogs. Canine norovirus was detected in faecal samples of all dogs with AGE symptoms. Partial sequence analysis of the RT-PCR products confirmed that all canine norovirus strains were identical. The canine norovirus infection disseminated rapidly in 2 days to all dogs in the kennel demonstrating the highly contagious nature of this virus. The incubation period was <48 h, the diarrhoeal disease was self-limiting and the viral shedding lasted <7 days. Overall, the epidemiological features of this outbreak resembled those of human norovirus infections.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4