Detection of Norovirus and Sapovirus from diarrheic dogs and cats in Japan

• Published in: Microbiology and immunology Vol. 59; no. 3; p. 123
• Main Authors: Soma, Takehisa, Nakagomi, Osamu, Nakagomi, Toyoko, Mochizuki, Masami
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Caliciviridae Infections - epidemiology; Caliciviridae Infections - veterinary; Caliciviridae Infections - virology; Cat Diseases - epidemiology; Cat Diseases - virology; Cats; Diarrhea - epidemiology; Diarrhea - veterinary; Diarrhea - virology; Dog Diseases - epidemiology; Dog Diseases - virology; Dogs; Feces - virology; Female; Humans; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Norovirus - classification; Norovirus - genetics; Norovirus - isolation & purification; Phylogeny; Prevalence; Sapovirus - classification; Sapovirus - genetics; Sapovirus - isolation & purification; Japan; Norovirus; dog; Sapovirus; cat

Norovirus (NoV) and sapovirus (SaV) are important causes of human diarrhea. In this study, between 2007 and 2014 fecal samples were collected from 97 dogs and 83 cats with diarrhea and examined to determine the prevalence of NoV and SaV infections in Japan. To detect caliciviruses, approximately 300...