Dogs Are Also Catching Coronavirus: Research
A strange occurrence of coronavirus-related illness has been traced by a team of researchers at the University of Liverpool, UK, after scores of cases of dogs vomiting after being exposed to the virus were reported.
Veterinarians across the United Kingdom have reported these occurrences to the Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNet), a research entity based at the Merseyside institution.
The research has been published in the highly acclaimed Emerging Infectious Diseases journal for reference.
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A total of 1,258 case questionnaires and 95 clinical samples from 71 animals were received by the team of researchers from veterinarians and pet owners.
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Vets across the country began reporting cases of acute onset prolific vomiting in 2019/20.
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The Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNet) at the University of Liverpool asked vets for help in collecting data, with 1,258 case questionnaires from vets and owners plus 95 clinical samples from 71 animals.
Based on this data, a team from the universities of Liverpool, Lancaster, Manchester and Bristol identified the outbreak as most likely to be a variant of canine enteric coronavirus (CeCoV).
Canine coronavirus only affects dogs and is not the same as Sars Cov2 which causes Covid in humans. Researchers found no evidence of any similar illness in people.
Mysterious dog vomiting illness identified as type of Covid
An outbreak of vomiting among dogs has been traced back to a type of animal coronavirus by researchers.
Vets across the country began reporting cases of acute onset prolific vomiting in 2019/20.
The Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNet) at the University of Liverpool asked vets for help in collecting data, with 1,258 case questionnaires from vets and owners plus 95 clinical samples from 71 animals.
Based on this data, a team from the universities of Liverpool, Lancaster, Manchester and Bristol identified the outbreak as most likely to be a variant of canine enteric coronavirus (CeCoV).
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