Detection of kobuvirus RNA in Japanese domestic dogs

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  • SOMA Takehisa
    Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Marupi Lifetech Co., Ltd., 103 Fushiocho, Ikeda, Osaka 563–0011, Japan Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1–58 Rinku-Orai-Kita, Izumisano, Osaka 598–8531, Japan
  • SASAI Kazumi
    Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1–58 Rinku-Orai-Kita, Izumisano, Osaka 598–8531, Japan
  • MATSUBAYASHI Makoto
    Laboratory of Veterinary International Prevention, Department of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1–58 Rinku-Orai-Kita, Izumisano, Osaka 598–8531, Japan

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2016
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journal article
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  • 10.1292/jvms.16-0217
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JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

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<p>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.</p>

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