Experts believe 'mystery dog illness' is actually a coronavirus

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Experts believe the mystery dog illness making pets sick could actually be a form of coronavirus.Dogs have been falling ill with high rates of sickness and diarrhoea after going on walks, with reports of it spreading like 'wildfire' across the UK.

The first cases were found in North Yorkshire along the coast but the symptoms have since been detected within inland areas.Professor Alan Radford, an expert in veterinary health informatics at the University of Liverpool, has been investigating the rising number of sick pets.He has been working as part of a specialist team headed by the Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNET) which revealed new data that might pinpoint a possible cause.

Research suggests that levels of disease have been higher than expected for three weeks in Yorkshire, which has experienced an official "outbreak", reports Yorkshire Live.

Prof Radford said: “In other regions, the increases we have seen so far look more like normal seasonal variation."However, such signals can change quickly and we will continue to monitor the situation.” The expert revealed that one of the top candidates for the infection may be Canine Enteric Coronavirus (CEC) but that investigations are still ongoing.