The virus descended from a type of avian influenza that infected dogs in 2006 in which a study shows it can spill over to humans. Read the article to learn more information.
The dog coronavirus shifts from infecting both the intestines and respiratory system of the animal to infecting only the respiratory system in a human.
Cornell researchers have identified a shift that occurs in canine coronavirus that points to a possible pattern of change found in other coronaviruses and which may provide clues to how they transmit to humans from animals.