First detection of equine coronavirus (ECoV) in Europe

Vet Microbiol. 2014 Jun 25;171(1-2):206-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.03.031. Epub 2014 Mar 30.

Abstract

Equine coronavirus (ECoV) is involved mainly in enteric infections. Following the recent description of ECoV in 2000, this study reports for the first time the presence of ECoV in France and, on a wider scale, in Europe. ECoV was molecularly detected from diarrheic and respiratory specimens. Sequencing and phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that European strains are most closely related to the reference North American strain (ECoV-NC99) than the Asian strain (ECoV-Tokachi09).

Keywords: ECoV; Enteric and respiratory disease; Horses; Molecular identification; Phylogenetic analysis; Viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Coronavirus / classification*
  • Coronavirus / genetics*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Coronavirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Europe
  • Horse Diseases / diagnosis
  • Horse Diseases / virology*
  • Horses
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny*

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KC178701
  • GENBANK/KC178702
  • GENBANK/KC178703
  • GENBANK/KC178704
  • GENBANK/KC178705