📄 Genetic characterization of coronaviruses from domestic ferrets, Japan

We detected ferret coronaviruses in 44 (55.7%) of 79 pet ferrets tested in Japan and classified the viruses into 2 genotypes on the basis of genotype-specific PCR. Our results show that 2 ferret coronaviruses that cause feline infectious peritonitis-like disease and epizootic catarrhal enteritis are enzootic among ferrets in Japan.

keywords 🔗 infectious peritonitis (181) 🔗 feline infectious (145)

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