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Volume 27, Number 2—February 2021
Research

Outbreak of Severe Vomiting in Dogs Associated with a Canine Enteric Coronavirus, United Kingdom

Alan D. RadfordComments to Author , David A. Singleton, Chris Jewell, Charlotte Appleton, Barry Rowlingson, Alison C. Hale, Carmen Tamayo Cuartero, Richard Newton, Fernando Sánchez-Vizcaíno, Danielle Greenberg, Beth Brant, Eleanor G. Bentley, James P. Stewart, Shirley Smith, Sam Haldenby, P.-J. M. Noble, and Gina L. Pinchbeck
Author affiliations: Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool Leahurst Campus, Neston, UK (A.D. Radford, D.A. Singleton, B. Brant, E.G. Bentley, J.P. Stewart, S. Smith, P.-J.M. Noble, G.L. Pinchbeck); Lancaster University Centre for Health Informatics, Lancaster, UK (C. Jewell, C. Appleton, B. Rowlingson, A.C. Hale); University of Bristol, UK (C.T. Cuartero, F. Sánchez-Vizcaíno); Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, UK (R. Newton); The Liverpool Vets, Liverpool, UK (D. Greenberg); Centre for Genomic Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool (S. Haldenby)

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Table 1

Results of laboratory diagnostic tests for pathogens associated with gastroenteric disease in dogs for samples collected during January 2017–February 2020, United Kingdom*

Pathogen Method No. tests No. laboratories† Unique sites‡ % Positive 
(95% CI) Peak month, % positive (95% CI)
CeCoV
 PCR
 5,167
 4
 839
 20.69 (19.58–21.79)
 2020 Feb, 34.8 (27.81–41.85)
Canineparvovirus
 PCR
 5,499
 6
 965
 6.62 (5.96–7.28)
 2017 Nov, 13.28 (7.38–19.18)
Giardia
 PCR
 5,636
 6
 894
 23.78 (22.66–24.89)
 2018 Jan, 33.96 (26.58–41.35)
Salmonella spp.
 Culture
 114,722
 6
 2,951
 0.87 (0.81–0.92)
 2018 Nov, 1.28 (0.87–1.70)
Campylobacter spp.
 Selective culture
 111,983
 6
 2,947
 16.10 (15.88–16.31)
 2017 Dec, 23.02 (21.44–24.60)
Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin PCR 5,138 3 2,947 16.10 (15.88–16.31) 2017 Dec, 23.02 (21.44–24.60)

*CeCoV, canine enteric coronavirus.
†Number of diagnostic laboratories contributing test results.
‡Number of unique veterinary practices sites submitting samples to the laboratories.

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