Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Kobuvirus found in young purebred Japanese dogs with diarrhea
By Soma, Takehisa et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2016·Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Detection of kobuvirus RNA in Japanese domestic dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A study found that a virus called kobuvirus was present in the feces of young dogs in Japan. Out of 94 dogs with diarrhea, about 37% tested positive for the virus, while 48% of healthy kenneled dogs also showed signs of it. All the infected dogs were purebreds aged four months or younger, indicating that this virus is more common in young dogs, especially in environments with many dogs. However, it seems that kobuvirus may not be a major cause of illness in dogs.
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Abstract
To investigate whether kokuvirus is present in Japanese dogs, we examined the fecal samples obtained from 94 diarrheal household dogs and 50 clinically healthy kenneled dogs by RT-PCR. The gene was detected in 37.2% and 48.0% in the former and the latter, respectively, suggesting that canine kobuvirus (CaKoV) is circulating among Japanese dogs. From the result of the latter, however, CaKoV may not be a primary pathogen. Furthermore, all gene-positive dogs were purebreds aged four months or younger. This finding suggests that CaKoV endemic is confined in multi-dog environments, and the dogs have a strong age-dependent resistance to CaKoV.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27488907/