Detection and genetic characterization of canine astroviruses in pet dogs in Guangxi, China

Table 1 Clinical analysis from the 79 pet dogs with CAstVs infection in 253 rectal samples

Ages	Number (% of Astrovirus positive)(n_i/n)		Number (% other infection positive)(n₁/n₂)
Ages	Gastroenteritis	Asymptomatic	CPV-2	CCoV	CDV	CPV-2 + CCoV
≤6 months	47/253(18.6)	7/253(2.8)	15/64(23.4)	2/64(3.1)	7/64(10.9)	2/64(3.1)
6 months─2 years old	15/253(5.9)	5/253(2.0)	0/64(0)	0/64(0)	0/64(0)	0/64(0)
2–7 years old	2/253(0.8)	3/253(1.2)	0/64(0)	0/64(0)	0/64(0)	0/64(0)
≥7 years old	0/253(0)	0/15(0)	0/64(0)	0/64(0)	0/64(0)	0/64(0)
Total	64/253(25.3)	15/253(5.9)	15/64(23.4)	2/64(3.1)	7/64(10.9)	2/64(3.1)

n_i/n = positive number of dogs (including gastroenteritis and asymptomatic, respectively) /total number of dogs
n₁/n₂ = positive number of dogs (CPV-2, CCoV, CDV or double infection) /AstV positive number of dogs with gastroenteritis

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