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SUBMITTER: Decaro N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2874359 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Decaro Nicola N Mari Viviana V Elia Gabriella G Addie Diane D DD Camero Michele M Lucente Maria Stella MS Martella Vito V Buonavoglia Canio C
Emerging infectious diseases 20100101 1
Coronaviruses of potential recombinant origin with porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), referred to as a new subtype (IIb) of canine coronavirus (CCoV), were recently identified in dogs in Europe. To assess the distribution of the TGEV-like CCoV subtype, during 2001-2008 we tested fecal samples from dogs with gastroenteritis. Of 1,172 samples, 493 (42.06%) were positive for CCoV. CCoV-II was found in 218 samples, and CCoV-I and CCoV-II genotypes were found in 182. Approximately 20 ...[more]