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Volume 27, Number 2—February 2021
Research

Outbreak of Severe Vomiting in Dogs Associated with a Canine Enteric Coronavirus, United Kingdom

Alan D. RadfordComments to Author , David A. Singleton, Chris Jewell, Charlotte Appleton, Barry Rowlingson, Alison C. Hale, Carmen Tamayo Cuartero, Richard Newton, Fernando Sánchez-Vizcaíno, Danielle Greenberg, Beth Brant, Eleanor G. Bentley, James P. Stewart, Shirley Smith, Sam Haldenby, P.-J. M. Noble, and Gina L. Pinchbeck
Author affiliations: Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool Leahurst Campus, Neston, UK (A.D. Radford, D.A. Singleton, B. Brant, E.G. Bentley, J.P. Stewart, S. Smith, P.-J.M. Noble, G.L. Pinchbeck); Lancaster University Centre for Health Informatics, Lancaster, UK (C. Jewell, C. Appleton, B. Rowlingson, A.C. Hale); University of Bristol, UK (C.T. Cuartero, F. Sánchez-Vizcaíno); Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, UK (R. Newton); The Liverpool Vets, Liverpool, UK (D. Greenberg); Centre for Genomic Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool (S. Haldenby)

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Table 3

Veterinarian reported and owner-reported case questionnaire responses pertaining to clinical signs, diagnostic and management strategies, and case recovery likelihood and time among dogs with vomiting, United Kingdom, January 2017–February 2020*

Question Veterinarian-reported cases, n = 165
 Owner-reported cases, n = 1,034
% Responses (95% CI) No. unknown % Responses (95% CI) No. unknown
Clinical signs
Vomiting without blood 91.5 (87.3–95.8) NA 88.7 (86.8–90.6) NA
Vomiting with blood 8.5 (4.2–12.8) NA 11.3 (9.4–13.3) NA
Diarrhea without blood 37.0 (29.6–44.4) NA 46.2 (43.2–49.3) NA
Diarrhea with blood 10.9 (6.1–15.7) NA 12.3 (10.3–14.3) NA
Melaena 1.8 (0.0–3.9) NA NA NA
Pyrexia 12.7 (7.6–17.8) NA 15.4 (13.2–17.6) NA
Inappetence 86.1 (80.8–91.4) NA 75.6 (73.0–78.3) NA
Weight loss 18.2 (12.3–24.1) NA 34.9 (32.0–37.8) NA
Lethargy
 9.1 (4.7–13.5)
 NA
6.3 (4.8–7.8)
 NA
Diagnostic testing performed 32.1 (25.0–39.3) NA 18.3 (15.9–20.7) NA
Treatment provided to dog
 92.1 (88.0–96.2)
 NA
61.7 (58.7–64.7
 13
Recovery status known 88.5 (83.6–93.4) 19 98.4 (97.6–99.1) 17
Recovery <24 h 5.5 (2.0–8.9) NA 2.9 (1.8–3.9) NA
Recovery in 24–48 h 17.6 (11.8–23.4) NA 21.1 (18.6–23.7) NA
Recovery in 3–7 d 30.9 (23.8–38.0) NA 36.2 (33.2–39.1) NA
Recovery in 7–14 d 2.4 (0.1–4.8) NA 5.9 (4.5–7.4) NA
Recovery in over 14 d 2.4 (0.1–4.8) NA 2.1 (1.2–2.9) NA
Dog currently vomiting 7.9 (3.8–12.0) NA 9.4 (7.6–11.2) NA
Dog not vomiting but still unwell 21.2 (15.0–27.5) NA 21.4 (18.9–24.0) NA
Dog died 0.6 (0.0–1.8) NA 1.0 (0.4–1.6) NA

*NA, not available.

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