TY - JOUR AU - Ting, Chiu-Huang AU - Lin, Chia-Ying AU - Wu, Hung-Yi AU - Wu, Hung-Yi AU - Lee, Yueh-Fang AU - Chang, Ching-Dong AU - Liu, Shyh-Shyan PY - 2019/11/27 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Prevalence of canine parvovirus and rotavirus with diarrhea in Western Taiwan JF - The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine JA - TJVM VL - 49 IS - 3 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjvm/article/view/226974 SP - 203-208 AB - <p><span class="fontstyle0">In this study, we investigated the prevalence of Diarrhea pathogens in pet dogs referred to as Canine Parvovirus<br>(CPV) and Canine Rotavirus (CRV) in western Taiwan using conventional polymerase chain reaction<br>(PCR). Fecal samples were collected from 240 dogs which have the symptoms of diarrhea examined by the veterinary<br>hospitals from March 2015 to March 2017. The PCR sensitivity of total DNAs extracted from 0.1g fecal samples<br>ranged from 10 ng to 100 ng. The prevalence of CPV and CRV infections were 23.3% (56/240) and 9.2% (22/240)<br>respectively. The related analysis between prevalence rates and the epidemiological data of pet dogs were correlated<br>with the age, season, area, vaccination and breed. The results showed that both the diseases have the highest occurrence<br>in winter and spring, and the highest proportions might occur in puppies, suburbs and mixed</span><span class="fontstyle2">-</span><span class="fontstyle0">breed dogs</span><span class="fontstyle2">. </span><span class="fontstyle0">Nonvaccination dogs were the most prone to Canine Parvovirus Enteritis. When dog puppies were infected with CPV, the<br>mortality rate was high. Since Canine Rotavirus is a zoonosis, the more human being is exposed to it, the higher its<br>occurrence will be. This study has provided the clinical veterinarian the advanced ability of both the diseases diagnosis<br>and crucial information for prevention and control of Canine Parvovirus and Rotavirus diseases in Taiwan and<br>neighborhood countries.</span> </p> ER -