Sewage surveillance reveals the presence of canine GVII norovirus and canine astrovirus in Uruguay

Arch Virol. 2015 Nov;160(11):2839-43. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2571-3. Epub 2015 Aug 18.

Abstract

Canine norovirus (NoV) and astrovirus (AstV) were studied in 20 domestic sewage samples collected in two cities in Uruguay. Four samples were characterized as canine AstV after phylogenetic analysis clustering with strains detected in Italy and Brazil in 2008 and 2012, respectively. One sample was characterized as canine NoV and clustered with a strain detected in Hong Kong and recently classified as GVII. This study shows the occurrence of a canine NoV GVII strain for the first time in the American continent and also warns about possible zoonotic infection, since canine strains were detected in domestic sewage.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Astroviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Astroviridae Infections / virology
  • Caliciviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Caliciviridae Infections / virology
  • Dog Diseases / virology*
  • Dogs
  • Mamastrovirus / genetics
  • Mamastrovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Norovirus / genetics
  • Norovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Phylogeny
  • Sewage / virology*
  • Uruguay

Substances

  • Sewage