A strange occurrence of coronavirus-related illness has been traced by a team of researchers at the University of Liverpool, UK, after scores of cases of dogs vomiting after being exposed to the virus were reported.
Veterinarians across the United Kingdom have reported these occurrences to the Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNet), a research entity based at the Merseyside institution.
The research has been published in the highly acclaimed Emerging Infectious Diseases journal for reference.
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A total of 1,258 case questionnaires and 95 clinical samples from 71 animals were received by the team of researchers from veterinarians and pet owners.
Based on this data, the research has revealed that the alarmingly prevalent illness is caused by exposure to a variant of the canine enteric coronavirus (CeCoV). However, this variant only affects dogs and does not function like the SARS-CoV-2 thread which is typically traced amongst human beings.
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For the time being, the team has allocated resources for a new project, called SAVSNet-Agile, which will essentially help monitor the situation across the region, and will also help to curb the occurrence of the CeCoV virus strain.
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