Detection of an Antigenic Group 2 Coronavirus in an Adult Alpaca with Enteritis
- 1 October 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
- Vol. 15 (10) , 1629-1632
- https://doi.org/10.1128/cvi.00232-08
Abstract
Antigenic group 2 coronavirus was detected in a fecal sample of an adult alpaca by reverse transcription-PCR. The presence of alpaca coronavirus (ApCoV) in the small intestine was demonstrated by immune histochemistry with an antinucleocapsid monoclonal antibody that reacts with group 2 coronaviruses. Other common causes of diarrhea in adult camelids were not detected. We conclude that nutritional stress may have predisposed the alpaca to severe ApCoV infection.Keywords
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