Outbreak of equine coronavirus disease in adult horses, Switzerland 2021.

Melanie M HierwegerFranziska Remy-WohlfenderJan FranzenMichel C KochDésirée BlauAngelika SchosterPamela NicholsonVinzenz GerberCorinne GurtnerNathalie FouchéLucia UngerTorsten Seuberlich

Published in: Transboundary and emerging diseases (2022)

Coronaviruses are causing severe respiratory and enteric diseases in humans and animals. Here, we report an outbreak of equine coronavirus disease in adult horses, detected by a voluntary syndromic surveillance scheme for equine diseases in Switzerland. This scheme allowed a rapid concerted action to diagnose and contain the disease.

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