Identification of co-infection by rotavirus and parvovirus in dogs with gastroenteritis in Mexico

ABSTRACT This is the first report on circulating canine rotavirus in Mexico. Fifty samples from dogs with gastroenteritis were analyzed used polymerase chain reaction and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in order to identify parvovirus and rotavirus, respectively; 7% of dogs were infected with rotavirus exclusively, while 14% were co-infected with both rotavirus and parvovirus; clinical signs in co-infected dogs were more severe.

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Main Authors: Ortega,Ariadna Flores, Martínez-Castañeda,José Simón, Bautista-Gómez,Linda G., Muñoz,Raúl Fajardo, Hernández,Israel Quijano
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2017
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822017000400769
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