Canine coronavirus (CCoV) is among important agents of dogs which affects gastrointestinal tract. In this study it was aimed to investigate existence and prevalence of CCoV infections in dogs in Turkey. For this purpose, 179 blood sera, collected from 7 provinces in different regions of the country were screened for CCoV antibodies by neutralization and ELISA techniques. Of these samples, 112 were from household dogs, 21 from stray dogs, 35 from a kennel and 11 were from municipality shelter. Ages of animals sampled were between 5 months and 7 years old, and none of them were recorded to have vaccination history against CCoV. One hundred and twelve of 179 dogs (62.5%) were positive in neutralization assay while ELISA detected 133 (74.3%) dogs as positive. Difference between positivity rates of techniques used were found to be statistically important (p<0.05). From the aspect of breeding types, the highest prevalence (94.2%) was detected in the kennel, and it was followed by municipality shelter (72.7%), stray dogs (71.4%) and household dogs (68.7%). There was a significant difference (p<0.05) among seroprevalence values detected in kennel and other types of breeding. Results of this study demonstrate that CCoV infections are widespread in Turkish dog population, and kennels create the highest risk group as well as shelters.
Seroprevalence of canine coronavirus in dogs in Turkey
PRATELLI, Annamaria
2004-01-01
Abstract
Canine coronavirus (CCoV) is among important agents of dogs which affects gastrointestinal tract. In this study it was aimed to investigate existence and prevalence of CCoV infections in dogs in Turkey. For this purpose, 179 blood sera, collected from 7 provinces in different regions of the country were screened for CCoV antibodies by neutralization and ELISA techniques. Of these samples, 112 were from household dogs, 21 from stray dogs, 35 from a kennel and 11 were from municipality shelter. Ages of animals sampled were between 5 months and 7 years old, and none of them were recorded to have vaccination history against CCoV. One hundred and twelve of 179 dogs (62.5%) were positive in neutralization assay while ELISA detected 133 (74.3%) dogs as positive. Difference between positivity rates of techniques used were found to be statistically important (p<0.05). From the aspect of breeding types, the highest prevalence (94.2%) was detected in the kennel, and it was followed by municipality shelter (72.7%), stray dogs (71.4%) and household dogs (68.7%). There was a significant difference (p<0.05) among seroprevalence values detected in kennel and other types of breeding. Results of this study demonstrate that CCoV infections are widespread in Turkish dog population, and kennels create the highest risk group as well as shelters.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
