Identification of Pantropic Canine Coronavirus in a Wolf (Canis lupus italicus) in Italy

We report a case in an Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus) of pantropic canine coronavirus infection, which has previously been detected only in dogs. The wolf was coinfected by canine parvovirus type 2b and canine adenovirus type 2, which highlighted the crucial role of epidemiologic surveys in Eur...

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Published in:Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Main Authors: Alfano, Flora, Dowgier, Giulia, Valentino, Maria Paola, Galiero, Giorgio, Tinelli, Antonella, Decaro, Nicola, Fusco, Giovanna
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
PARVOVIRUS
WOLVES
INFECTION
Canis lupus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11586/228235
https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-07-182
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Summary:We report a case in an Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus) of pantropic canine coronavirus infection, which has previously been detected only in dogs. The wolf was coinfected by canine parvovirus type 2b and canine adenovirus type 2, which highlighted the crucial role of epidemiologic surveys in European wild carnivores.

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