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Enteropathogens in pups from pet shops and breeding facilities

Sofie Dupont (UGent) , Patrick Butaye (UGent) , Edwin Claerebout (UGent) , Sebastiaan Theuns (UGent) , Luc Duchateau (UGent) , Isabel Van de Maele (UGent) and Sylvie Daminet (UGent)
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate faecal and clinical scores and presence of several enteropathogens possibly implicated in the development of diarrhoea in pups aged between 6 and 16 weeks independently of their health status. METHODS: Pups were selected from pet shops and breeding facilities and assigned a faecal and clinical score. Standard isolation methods were used to determine presence of parasites, viruses and bacteria in faecal samples. For Escherichia coli, virulence genes were assessed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Fifty-six pups were included in this study. Eighteen had no diarrhoea, 22 had no significant clinical signs related to gastroenteritis. Samples were positive for Toxocara canis (n=29), Giardia duodenalis (n=35), Cystoisospora (n=22), E. coli (n=47) and Clostridium perfringens (n=20). In four E. coli positive samples, genes were detected that correlate with pathogenicity in other animal species. A significant positive correlation between the presence of T. canis and faecal score was found. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Puppies obtained from a pet shop or breeding facility have a high risk of gastrointestinal disease. Furthermore, infectious agents may be present independently of faecal or clinical score. The identification of possible pathogenic E. coli strains suggests that their role in diarrhoea warrant further investigation.
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DISEASE, PREVALENCE, GIARDIA, INFECTIONS, MORTALITY, DIARRHEA, DOGS, BODY CONDITION, ESCHERICHIA-COLI, CATS

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Dupont, Sofie, et al. “Enteropathogens in Pups from Pet Shops and Breeding Facilities.” JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE, vol. 54, no. 9, 2013, pp. 475–80, doi:10.1111/jsap.12119.
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Dupont, S., Butaye, P., Claerebout, E., Theuns, S., Duchateau, L., Van de Maele, I., & Daminet, S. (2013). Enteropathogens in pups from pet shops and breeding facilities. JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE, 54(9), 475–480. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12119
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Dupont, Sofie, Patrick Butaye, Edwin Claerebout, Sebastiaan Theuns, Luc Duchateau, Isabel Van de Maele, and Sylvie Daminet. 2013. “Enteropathogens in Pups from Pet Shops and Breeding Facilities.” JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE 54 (9): 475–80. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12119.
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Dupont, Sofie, Patrick Butaye, Edwin Claerebout, Sebastiaan Theuns, Luc Duchateau, Isabel Van de Maele, and Sylvie Daminet. 2013. “Enteropathogens in Pups from Pet Shops and Breeding Facilities.” JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE 54 (9): 475–480. doi:10.1111/jsap.12119.
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Dupont S, Butaye P, Claerebout E, Theuns S, Duchateau L, Van de Maele I, et al. Enteropathogens in pups from pet shops and breeding facilities. JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE. 2013;54(9):475–80.
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S. Dupont et al., “Enteropathogens in pups from pet shops and breeding facilities,” JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE, vol. 54, no. 9, pp. 475–480, 2013.
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METHODS: Pups were selected from pet shops and breeding facilities and assigned a faecal and clinical score. Standard isolation methods were used to determine presence of parasites, viruses and bacteria in faecal samples. For Escherichia coli, virulence genes were assessed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction.
RESULTS: Fifty-six pups were included in this study. Eighteen had no diarrhoea, 22 had no significant clinical signs related to gastroenteritis. Samples were positive for Toxocara canis (n=29), Giardia duodenalis (n=35), Cystoisospora (n=22), E. coli (n=47) and Clostridium perfringens (n=20). In four E. coli positive samples, genes were detected that correlate with pathogenicity in other animal species. A significant positive correlation between the presence of T. canis and faecal score was found.
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Puppies obtained from a pet shop or breeding facility have a high risk of gastrointestinal disease. Furthermore, infectious agents may be present independently of faecal or clinical score. The identification of possible pathogenic E. coli strains suggests that their role in diarrhoea warrant further investigation.}},
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