Canine Coronavirus Highly Pathogenic for Dogs

Canine coronavirus (CCoV) is usually responsible for mild, self-limiting infections restricted to the enteric tract. We report an outbreak of fatal disease in puppies caused by a pathogenic variant of CCoV that was isolated from organs with severe lesions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Canio Buonavoglia, Nicola Decaro, Vito Martella, Gabriella Elia, Marco Campolo, Costantina Desario, Massimo Castagnaro, Maria Tempesta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
dog
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/3/05-0839_article