[ACVM] coronavirus question

[Saif, Linda]

Hi Amelia 
We have pan coronavirus primers that we could use to test fecal samples if someone wants to send them to me from the affected horses.
Regards 
Linda Saif
saif.2 at osu.edu 


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> On Dec 2, 2015, at 3:52 PM, Woolums, Amelia <amelia.woolums at msstate.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello ACVM Diplomates,
> 
> Have any of you been involved with evaluating cases of acute febrile
> disease +/- gastrointestinal signs in adult horses, with fecal coronavirus
> shedding identified in these horses?  There has been some discussion of
> such cases among veterinary internists I know, and I¹ve wondered what the
> vet microbiology community makes of this.  Basically I¹ve been a bit
> skeptical that coronavirus is the cause of these signs, but I¹ve never
> been directly involved with a case.  I also haven¹t found any reports of
> experimental challenge studies leading to typical disease in adult horses.
> Is anyone aware of such work?
> 
> Thanks for any information.
> 
> Amelia Woolums
> 
> 
> Amelia R. Woolums, DVM MVSc PhD DACVIM DACVM
> 
> Professor
> Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine
> College of Veterinary Medicine
> Mississippi State University
> Mississippi State, MS  39762
> cell: 706-206-8652
> 
> 
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