Gastroenteritis outbreak associated with faecal shedding of canine norovirus in a portuguese kennel following introduction of imported dogs from russia

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 456-459

  Mesquita, J R ^a,b   Nascimento, M S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Canine norovirus; Gastroenteritis; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NOROVIRUS; PORTUGAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; NOROVIRUS; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 84865604969     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01284.x     Document Type: Article

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