Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Prevalence of Keshan disease at the township level in China: a cross-sectional study

Keshan disease (KD), an endemic myocardiopathy with unclear etiology, lacks primary preventive measures. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of KD at the township level using spatial epidemiology, elucidate its distribution characteristics for further precision classificati...

Local genetic distance-guided qPCR method for genotyping canine/feline coronaviruses

Canine coronavirus (CCoV) and feline coronavirus (FCoV) are highly infectious in companion animals. Nevertheless, due to genomic recombination and mutagenesis of the two CoVs, these difficulties dampen their precise diagnosis especially by genotypes. Herein, we addressed these pr...