Comparison of the prevalence of enteric viruses in healthy dogs and those with acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea by electron microscopy

• Published in: Journal of small animal practice 2008-02, Vol.49 (2), p.84-88
• Main Authors: Schulz, B.S, Strauch, C, Mueller, R.S, Eichhorn, W, Hartmann, K
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: acute course; Acute Disease; Age Factors; Animals; biomarkers; Breeding; Canine coronavirus; Case-Control Studies; Coronavirus Infections - veterinary; Coronavirus Infections - virology; Coronavirus, Canine - isolation & purification; Coronavirus, Canine - pathogenicity; diarrhea; Diarrhea - veterinary; Diarrhea - virology; disease prevalence; disease severity; dog diseases; Dog Diseases - virology; Dogs; electron microscopy; epidemiological studies; etiology; feces; Feline panleukopenia virus; Female; health status; hemorrhage; Male; Microscopy, Electron - veterinary; Paramyxoviridae; Paramyxoviridae - isolation & purification; Paramyxoviridae - pathogenicity; Paramyxoviridae Infections - veterinary; Paramyxoviridae Infections - virology; Parvoviridae Infections - veterinary; Parvoviridae Infections - virology; Parvovirus - isolation & purification; Parvovirus - pathogenicity; pathogen identification; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; signs and symptoms (animals and humans); viral enteritis
• ISSN: 0022-4510; 1748-5827
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2007.00470.x

To evaluate prevalence of enteric viruses in healthy dogs and to compare it with prevalences in dogs with acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea. Faecal samples were collected from 200 healthy dogs and examined by electron microscopy for presence of viral particles. Data were compared with viral prevalences that had been determined retrospectively by electron microscopy for 936 dogs with acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea. There were significantly more negative faecal samples among the healthy dogs (82·0 per cent) compared with 55·8 per cent in dogs with acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea (P