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Gastroenteritis Outbreak Associated With Faecal Shedding of Canine Norovirus in a Portuguese Kennel Following Introduction of Imported Dogs From Russia
Author(s) -
Mesquita J. R.,
Nascimento M. S. J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01284.x
Subject(s) - norovirus , outbreak , viral shedding , feces , virology , incubation period , veterinary medicine , biology , caliciviridae , epidemiology , transmission (telecommunications) , virus , medicine , incubation , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , electrical engineering , engineering
Summary 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.