Seroepidemiology of Reovirus in Healthy Dogs in Six Prefectures in Japan

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 76; no. 3; pp. 471 - 475
• Main Authors: HWANG, Chung Chew, MOCHIZUKI, Masami, MAEDA, Ken, OKUDA, Masaru, MIZUNO, Takuya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2014; Japan Science and Technology Agency; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Age Factors; Animals; Antibodies, Neutralizing - blood; canine; Clinical Patholog; Dog Diseases - epidemiology; Dog Diseases - virology; Dogs; Japan - epidemiology; Neutralization Tests - veterinary; neutralizing antibody; plaque reduction neutralization test; Reoviridae Infections - epidemiology; Reoviridae Infections - veterinary; reovirus; Seroepidemiologic Studies; seroepidemiology; Japan

Reovirus infection is common in mammals. However, seroepidemiological data of reovirus neutralizing antibodies are limited in dogs. In this study, sera of 65 healthy dogs from six prefectures across Japan were tested for neutralizing antibodies against reovirus serotype 1 strain Lang (T1L), serotype...