Detection of kobuvirus RNA in Japanese domestic dogs

To investigate whether kokuvirus is present in Japanese dogs, we examined the fecal samples obtained from 94 diarrheal household dogs and 50 clinically healthy kenneled dogs by RT-PCR. The gene was detected in 37.2% and 48.0% in the former and the latter, respectively, suggesting that canine kobuvir...

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Published inJournal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 78; no. 11; pp. 1731 - 1735
Main Authors SOMA, Takehisa, MATSUBAYASHI, Makoto, SASAI, Kazumi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2016
Japan Science and Technology Agency
The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
Subjects
Age Factors
Animals
canine kobuvirus
Diarrhea - epidemiology
Diarrhea - veterinary
Diarrhea - virology
Dog Diseases - epidemiology
Dog Diseases - virology
Dogs - virology
domestic dog
Feces - virology
Japan
Japan - epidemiology
Kobuvirus - isolation & purification
Picornaviridae Infections - epidemiology
Picornaviridae Infections - veterinary
RNA
RNA, Viral - isolation & purification
Virology
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Summary:To investigate whether kokuvirus is present in Japanese dogs, we examined the fecal samples obtained from 94 diarrheal household dogs and 50 clinically healthy kenneled dogs by RT-PCR. The gene was detected in 37.2% and 48.0% in the former and the latter, respectively, suggesting that canine kobuvirus (CaKoV) is circulating among Japanese dogs. From the result of the latter, however, CaKoV may not be a primary pathogen. Furthermore, all gene-positive dogs were purebreds aged four months or younger. This finding suggests that CaKoV endemic is confined in multi-dog environments, and the dogs have a strong age-dependent resistance to CaKoV.
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ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.16-0217