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Coronavirus Epidemiology
Coronavirus associated with epizootic catarrhal enteritis in ferrets characterized
August 7th, 2006
A coronavirus that is associated with epizootic catarrhal enteritis in ferrets has been genetically characterized. According to recent research from the United States, "A novel coronavirus, designated as ferret enteric coronavirus (FECV), was identified in feces of domestic ferrets clinically diagnosed with epizootic catarrhal enteritis (ECE). "Initially, partial sequences of the polymerase, spike, membrane protein, and nucleocapsid genes were generated using coronavirus consensus PCR assays. Subsequently, the complete sequences of the nucleocapsid gene and the last two open reading frames at the 3' terminus of the FECV genome were obtained." ...
Source: Gastroenterology Week (2006-08-07)
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