title: Molecular and seroepidemiological evidence of canine calicivirus infections in Japan.
abstract: Calicivirus infection of dogs was epidemiologically investigated by using canine calicivirus (CaCV) strain 48 as a reference. Similar RNA polymerase gene sequences and neutralizing antibodies against CaCV were detected in 1.7% of clinical specimens and 57% of serum samples, respectively, suggesting a high prevalence of CaCV in dog populations.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Kyoritsu Seiyaku Corporation, 1-12-4 Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073, Japan. msmmchzk@mb.infoweb.ne.jp
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Michiru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roerink
authors.forename: Yukinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tohya
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002139:Caliciviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000235:genetics; D004285:Dogs; D005814:Genes, Viral; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases