Feline coronavirus in multicat environments
| Autor: | Pedro Diniz, Ana Alcaraz, Ellen W. Collisson, Frank Bossong, Yvonne Drechsler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Feline coronavirus
Context (language use) medicine.disease_cause Cat Diseases Virus Article Disease Outbreaks Feline Infectious Peritonitis Diagnosis Control medicine Prevalence Animals Coronavirus Feline Viral shedding Small Animals Enteric virus Coronavirus Population Density business.industry Incidence Prevention Vaccination Outbreak Prognosis Virology Feline infectious peritonitis Virus Shedding Cats business Coronavirus Infections |
| Zdroj: | The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice |
| ISSN: | 1878-1306 |
| Popis: | Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a fatal disease in cats worldwide, is caused by FCoV infection, which commonly occurs in multicat environments. The enteric FCoV, referred to as feline enteric virus (FECV), is considered a mostly benign biotype infecting the gut, whereas the FIP virus biotype is considered the highly pathogenic etiologic agent for FIP. Current laboratory tests are unable to distinguish between virus biotypes of FCoV. FECV is highly contagious and easily spreads in multicat environments; therefore, the challenges to animal shelters are tremendous. This review summarizes interdisciplinary current knowledge in regard to virology, immunology, pathology, diagnostics, and treatment options in the context of multicat environments. |
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