PREVALENCE OF CANINE INFECTIOUS RESPIRATORY DISEASE COMPLEX PATHOGENS IN DOGS IN GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA

摘要

Canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) is caused by many different viruses and bacteria. In June 2015, veterinarians around Atlanta, Georgia and also western areas of North Carolina began to notice an unusual increase in dogs presentingto their clinics with signs of infectious respiratory disease. Nasal and pharyngeal swabs from dogs exhibiting clinical signs were submitted to the Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) at Cornell University. A canine respiratory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening panel was utilized which allows identification of the following CIRDC pathogens: Bordetella bronchiseptica, Mycoplasma cynos, canine adenovirus 1 and 2, canine distemper, canine influenza A, H3N8 and H3N2, parainfluenza virus 5, pneumovirus and respiratory coronavirus.