Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Canine coronavirus caused vomiting in Australian racing Greyhounds
By Smith, Craig S et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2022·Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Identification of a canine coronavirus in Australian racing Greyhounds.
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Plain-English summary
A group of Australian racing Greyhounds showed signs of gastrointestinal disease, including vomiting and diarrhea, due to a coronavirus infection. This canine coronavirus (CCoV) is usually mild but can be contagious and potentially severe if combined with other infections like parvovirus. The virus was closely related to a strain causing similar symptoms in dogs in the UK around the same time. Fortunately, most dogs recover quickly from this type of infection, but it's important for owners to monitor their pets and consult a vet if symptoms arise.
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Abstract
Coronavirus infection can cause a range of syndromes, which in dogs can include mild-to-severe enteritis that generally resolves rapidly. Fatalities can occur from coinfection with other pathogens, including canine parvovirus. Between late December 2019 and April 2020, canine coronavirus (CCoV) was detected in Australian racing Greyhounds that displayed signs of gastrointestinal disease. The CCoV was genotyped using high-throughput sequencing, recovering 98.3% of a type IIb CCoV, generally thought to cause a mild but highly contagious enteric disease. The Australian CCoV was almost identical (99.9%, whole-genome sequence) to another CCoV associated with an outbreak of severe vomiting in dogs in the United Kingdom at the same time (December 2019-March 2020).
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34697969/