Emerging Variants of Canine Enteric Coronavirus Associated with Outbreaks of Gastroenteric Disease

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Jun;30(6):1240-1244. doi: 10.3201/eid3006.231184.

Abstract

A 2022 canine gastroenteritis outbreak in the United Kingdom was associated with circulation of a new canine enteric coronavirus closely related to a 2020 variant with an additional spike gene recombination. The variants are unrelated to canine enteric coronavirus-like viruses associated with human disease but represent a model for coronavirus population adaptation.

Keywords: United Kingdom; canine coronavirus; enteric infections; epidemiology; evolution; outbreak; seasonality; surveillance; variants; viruses; vomiting; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections* / veterinary
  • Coronavirus Infections* / virology
  • Coronavirus, Canine / classification
  • Coronavirus, Canine / genetics
  • Disease Outbreaks* / veterinary
  • Dog Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Dog Diseases* / virology
  • Dogs
  • Gastroenteritis* / epidemiology
  • Gastroenteritis* / veterinary
  • Gastroenteritis* / virology
  • Humans
  • Phylogeny*
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus / genetics
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology

Substances

  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus