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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CANINE INFECTIOUS RESPIRATORY DISEASE: INSIGHTS INTO KENNEL COUGH

Luminita Costinar, Corina Pascu

First published: 2025https://doi.org/10.35603/sws.iscss.2025/s07.93View metrics

Abstract

The canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) is a globally endemic syndrome involving multiple viral and bacterial pathogens. It is characterized by the abrupt onset of a dry cough, often intense, sometimes accompanied by expectoration and nasal-ocular discharge. CIRDC can affect dogs of all ages and is typically prevalent in environments where large numbers of dogs are housed together (such as kennels or boarding facilities) or in locations where dog shows and training classes are conducted. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of the main pathogens associated with canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRD) in symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs. Sixteen samples were collected using sterile swabs from the conjunctival mucosa, nasal mucosa, and pharynx. From the 16 samples taken, 12 (75%) strains of Bordetella bronchiseptica and 15 (93.7%) strains of Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus were isolated and identified. In these bacterial strains, significant resistance to various groups of antibiotics (including cephalosporins, ampicillin, erythromycin, and enrofloxacin) was observed. Canine parainfluenza virus and canine adenovirus CAV-2 tested negative at RT-PCR, but Mycoplasma cynos was detected by RT-PCR in dogs exhibiting respiratory symptoms.

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Title
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CANINE INFECTIOUS RESPIRATORY DISEASE: INSIGHTS INTO KENNEL COUGH
Authors
Luminita Costinar, Corina Pascu
Proceedings
Proceedings of 12th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences - ISCSS 2025
Publisher
SGEM WORLD SCIENCE (SWS) Scholarly Society
Year
2025
Pages
775-780
SWS Citekey
Costinar202511775780
ISSN
2682-9959
ISBN
978-3-903438-16-3
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
dogsCIRDCbacteriaantimicrobials
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