Fatal outbreaks in dogs associated with pantropic canine coronavirus in France and Belgium.
Infection with pantropic canine coronavirus was detected during outbreaks in France and Belgium. This was concurrent in most cases with canine parvovirus 2c. One outbreak was a deadly acute systemic disease with a single pantropic canine coronavirus infection. This is the first report of a fatality associated with pantropic canine coronavirus alone outside Italy.
Veterinary Virology and Animal Viral Diseases, Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, University of Liège, Boulevard de Colonster, 20, B43b, Liege B-4000, Belgium.
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Zicola
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Jolly
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Mathijs
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Ziant
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Decaro
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Mari
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Thiry
D000818:Animals; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017939:Coronavirus, Canine; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male