Seroprevalence of Canine Coronavirus in Kars Shepherd Dogs in Kars Province, Turkey

Canine Corona virus (CCoV) is responsible for acute diarrhea, vomiting, appetite loss, lethargy and bronchopneumonia in dogs. This study is a serological investigation of the CCoV in Kars Shepherd Dogs owned by small-scale family farming enterprises in the Kars province in Northeast Anatolia, Turkey. Blood was randomly collected from a total of 102 clinically healthy Kars Shepherd Dogs, 53 females and 49 males older than 1 year of age, unvaccinated for CCoV. The samples were analyzed for CCoV-specific IgG antibodies using indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (I-ELISA). The seroprevalence for the CCoV antibodies in Kars Shepherd Dogs was 75.49% (77/102), with no significant differences among the genders and age groups. This is the first serological survey for CCoV antibodies in Kars Shepherd Dogs in the Kars province.