Nosocomial Outbreak of Serious Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis (Kennel Cough) Caused by Canine Herpesvirus Infection

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 1176 - 1181
• Main Authors: Kawakami, Kazuo, Ogawa, Hiroyuki, Maeda, Ken, Imai, Ayako, Ohashi, Emi, Matsunaga, Satoru, Tohya, Yukinobu, Ohshima, Takahisa, Mochizuki, Masami
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 01.04.2010; American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Subjects: Animals; Canid herpesvirus 1; Canine herpesvirus; Clinical Veterinary Microbiology; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - veterinary; Cross Infection - virology; Disease Outbreaks; DNA Fingerprinting; DNA, Viral - genetics; Dog Diseases - epidemiology; Dog Diseases - virology; Dogs; Genotype; Herpesviridae Infections - epidemiology; Herpesviridae Infections - veterinary; Herpesviridae Infections - virology; Herpesvirus 1, Canid - classification; Herpesvirus 1, Canid - genetics; Herpesvirus 1, Canid - isolation & purification; Molecular Epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Diseases - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Diseases - veterinary; Respiratory Tract Diseases - virology

Canine herpesvirus (CHV; Canid herpesvirus 1) is principally a perinatal pathogen of pregnant bitches and newborn pups and secondarily a respiratory tract pathogen of older pups and dogs. Infectious disease of the canine respiratory tract frequently occurs among dogs in groups, in which it is called...