Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Canine circovirus found in some dogs with severe bloody diarrhea
By Anderson, A et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·2017·Clinic of Small Animal Medicine, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Role of canine circovirus in dogs with acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea.
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Plain-English summary
A group of dogs with severe bloody diarrhea was tested for canine circovirus (CanineCV) to see if it was causing their symptoms. The study found that CanineCV was present in a few dogs with this condition, but it was also found in healthy dogs and those with another virus called canine parvovirus (CPV). Dogs with CPV that also had CanineCV were more likely to have serious outcomes. Overall, CanineCV doesn't seem to be the main cause of the severe diarrhea, but it might worsen the situation for dogs already sick with CPV.
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Abstract
Canine circovirus (CanineCV) has been detected in some dogs with severe haemorrhagic diarrhoea, but its pathogenic role is unclear. This study evaluated a suspected association between the presence of CanineCV and acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea syndrome (AHDS) in dogs. The prevalence of CanineCV in dogs with AHDS was compared with that in healthy dogs and those infected with canine parvovirus (CPV). Additionally, time to recovery and mortality rate were compared between CanineCV-positive and CanineCV-negative dogs. Faecal samples of dogs with AHDS (n=55), healthy dogs (n=66) and dogs infected with CPV (n=54) were examined by two real-time TaqMan PCR assays targeting the replicase and capsid genes of CanineCV. CanineCV was detected in faecal samples of two dogs with AHDS, three healthy controls and seven dogs infected with CPV. Among the three groups, there was no significant difference in prevalence of CanineCV. CPV-infected animals that were coinfected with CanineCV had a significantly higher mortality rate compared with those negative for CanineCV. CanineCV does not appear to be the primary causative agent of AHDS in dogs, but might play a role as a negative co-factor in disease outcome in dogs with CPV infection.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28242782/