Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Sewage surveillance reveals the presence of canine GVII norovirus and canine astrovirus in Uruguay.
- Journal:
- Archives of virology
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Lizasoain, A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Canine norovirus (NoV) and astrovirus (AstV) were studied in 20 domestic sewage samples collected in two cities in Uruguay. Four samples were characterized as canine AstV after phylogenetic analysis clustering with strains detected in Italy and Brazil in 2008 and 2012, respectively. One sample was characterized as canine NoV and clustered with a strain detected in Hong Kong and recently classified as GVII. This study shows the occurrence of a canine NoV GVII strain for the first time in the American continent and also warns about possible zoonotic infection, since canine strains were detected in domestic sewage.
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