An Official Outbreak Investigation of Acute Haemorrhagic Diarrhoea in Dogs in Norway Points to <i>Providencia alcalifaciens</i> as a Likely Cause

An Official Outbreak Investigation of Acute Haemorrhagic Diarrhoea in Dogs in Norway Points to <i>Providencia alcalifaciens</i> as a Likely Cause

An outbreak investigation was initiated in September 2019, following a notification to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) of an unusually high number of dogs with acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea (AHD) in Oslo. Diagnostic testing by reporting veterinarians had not detected a cause. The official...

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Main Authors: Hannah Joan Jørgensen, Mette Valheim, Camilla Sekse, Bjarne Asbjørn Bergsjø, Helene Wisløff, Simen Foyn Nørstebø, Ellen Skancke, Karin Lagesen, Anita Haug Haaland, Sabrina Rodriguez-Campos, Siri Kulberg Sjurseth, Merete Hofshagen, Jorun Jarp, Ole-Herman Tronerud, Gro Skøien Johannessen, Monica Heggelund, Sasja Rygg, Ellen Christensen, Mette Boye, Britt Gjerset, Morten Sandvik, Eiril Moen Soltvedt, Cecilia Wolff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
canine
diarrhoea
whole genome sequencing
haemorrhagic gastroenteritis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3201

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