Novel Norovirus in Dogs with Diarrhea

Authors :: João R. Mesquita
Maria São José Nascimento
Leslie Barclay
Jan Vinjé
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 6, Pp 980-982 (2010)
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2010.
Abstract: To identify the prevalence and genetic variability of noroviruses in dogs, we tested fecal samples by using reverse transcription–PCR. We found canine norovirus in 40% and 9% of dogs with and without diarrhea, respectively. The virus was genetically unrelated to other noroviruses and constitutes a tentative new genogroup.