Towards Detecting Associations of Canine Astrovirus and Caliciviruses with Health and Living Characteristics of Dogs in Greece
Astroviruses and caliciviruses are important causative agents of gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. They have been detected in a variety of animal species, including dogs, but their role in the induction of disease in animals remains uncertain. In a molecular study that was conducted in Greece, in...
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| author | Efthymia Stamelou Konstantinos Papageorgiou Dimitrios Papadopoulos Georgios Delis Dimitrios Chatzopoulos Zoi Athanasakopoulou Efstratios Moschidis Evanthia Petridou Spyridon K. Kritas |
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| description | Astroviruses and caliciviruses are important causative agents of gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. They have been detected in a variety of animal species, including dogs, but their role in the induction of disease in animals remains uncertain. In a molecular study that was conducted in Greece, including healthy and gastroenteritis-affected dogs of different ages, astrovirus (AstV) and sapovirus (SaV) were detected in 15% and 26% of the examined animals, respectively. A specialized questionnaire was filled out for each of the dogs participating in the study, including information about different characteristics and risk factors that could possibly affect their health status. This information was analyzed with the use of two innovative statistical methods, i.e., a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) and the Ascending Hierarchical Classification (AHC). Based on their results, it was possible to define various groups of dogs based on their characteristics. AstV seems to occur more often in low-health-status dogs, usually mongrels, living in rural areas, showing vomit, diarrhea, and diet changes. Dogs of this group usually live with other pets in the same household and have frequent contact with stray animals. The presence of SaV does not seem to be associated with any of the examined factors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7899c4086dbc449abe12862d3c25b6552025-01-24T13:44:52ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172025-01-011419210.3390/pathogens14010092Towards Detecting Associations of Canine Astrovirus and Caliciviruses with Health and Living Characteristics of Dogs in GreeceEfthymia Stamelou0Konstantinos Papageorgiou1Dimitrios Papadopoulos2Georgios Delis3Dimitrios Chatzopoulos4Zoi Athanasakopoulou5Efstratios Moschidis6Evanthia Petridou7Spyridon K. Kritas8Laboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceFaculty of Public and One Health, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, GreeceLaboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, GreeceCentre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), 57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceAstroviruses and caliciviruses are important causative agents of gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. They have been detected in a variety of animal species, including dogs, but their role in the induction of disease in animals remains uncertain. In a molecular study that was conducted in Greece, including healthy and gastroenteritis-affected dogs of different ages, astrovirus (AstV) and sapovirus (SaV) were detected in 15% and 26% of the examined animals, respectively. A specialized questionnaire was filled out for each of the dogs participating in the study, including information about different characteristics and risk factors that could possibly affect their health status. This information was analyzed with the use of two innovative statistical methods, i.e., a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) and the Ascending Hierarchical Classification (AHC). Based on their results, it was possible to define various groups of dogs based on their characteristics. AstV seems to occur more often in low-health-status dogs, usually mongrels, living in rural areas, showing vomit, diarrhea, and diet changes. Dogs of this group usually live with other pets in the same household and have frequent contact with stray animals. The presence of SaV does not seem to be associated with any of the examined factors.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/1/92astrovirussapovirusdogsmultiple correspondence analysisascending hierarchical classification |
| spellingShingle | Efthymia Stamelou Konstantinos Papageorgiou Dimitrios Papadopoulos Georgios Delis Dimitrios Chatzopoulos Zoi Athanasakopoulou Efstratios Moschidis Evanthia Petridou Spyridon K. Kritas Towards Detecting Associations of Canine Astrovirus and Caliciviruses with Health and Living Characteristics of Dogs in Greece Pathogens astrovirus sapovirus dogs multiple correspondence analysis ascending hierarchical classification |
| title | Towards Detecting Associations of Canine Astrovirus and Caliciviruses with Health and Living Characteristics of Dogs in Greece |
| title_full | Towards Detecting Associations of Canine Astrovirus and Caliciviruses with Health and Living Characteristics of Dogs in Greece |
| title_fullStr | Towards Detecting Associations of Canine Astrovirus and Caliciviruses with Health and Living Characteristics of Dogs in Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards Detecting Associations of Canine Astrovirus and Caliciviruses with Health and Living Characteristics of Dogs in Greece |
| title_short | Towards Detecting Associations of Canine Astrovirus and Caliciviruses with Health and Living Characteristics of Dogs in Greece |
| title_sort | towards detecting associations of canine astrovirus and caliciviruses with health and living characteristics of dogs in greece |
| topic | astrovirus sapovirus dogs multiple correspondence analysis ascending hierarchical classification |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/1/92 |
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