Occurance of Acute Viral Enteritis in Dogs in Korea

Han, Hong-Ryul; Hwang, Eui-Kyung; Yoo, Gyu-Yeon; Rhee, Young-Ok

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 1982;22(2):167-170.

Hong-Ryul Han¹, Eui-Kyung Hwang¹, Gyu-Yeon Yoo¹, Young-Ok Rhee²

¹College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University
²Institute of Veterinary Research, Office of Rural Development

개의 바이러스성(性) 장염(腸炎)의 국내발생례(國內發生例) 보고(報告)

한홍율¹, 황의경¹, 유규연¹, 이영옥²

¹서울대학교 수의과대학
²농촌진흥청 가축위생연구소

Abstract

An acute enteric diseases accompanied with vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, pyrexia, dehydration and high mortality has occured in dogs throughout the country since June, 1981 in Korea. According to epidemiological and clinico-pathological studies on the total of 44 dogs admitted to the animal clinic in the college, the cases were tentatively diagnosed as a viral enteritis and the possibility of canine parvovirus as the etiological agent for the cases was discussed.