Diarrhea outbreak associated with corona virus in adult goats

Authors

  • Fauna Leah Smith Center for Comparative Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
  • Nicola Pusterla Department of Medicine & Epidemiology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
  • Beate M. Crossley California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
  • Kristin A. Clothier California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
  • Mark L. Anderson California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
  • Samantha S. Barnum Department of Medicine & Epidemiology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
  • Meera C. Heller Department of Medicine & Epidemiology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
  • Joan Dean Rowe Department of Population, Health & Reproduction, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20183252

Abstract

Coronaviruses have been demonstrated to infect a wide a variety of hosts and have an affinity for the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. Adult diarrheal outbreaks in cattle and horses have been associated with coronaviruses. Coronavirus has not been previously reported as a significant pathogen in goats. The purpose of this study was to describe the demographics, clinical and fecal PCR results of an outbreak of diarrhea in adult goats associated with a coronavirus (CoV).

Cover image of the 51st Conference Proceedings: A man riding on a pale horse herding cattle on a semi-arid pasture

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Published

2018-09-13

Issue

2018

Section

AASRP Research Summaries