Ability of vaccine strain induced antibodies to neutralize field isolates of caliciviruses from Swedish cats [PDF]
Background: Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a common cause of upper respiratory tract disease in cats worldwide. Its characteristically high mutation rate leads to escape from the humoral immune response induced by natural infection and/or vaccination and ...
Berndtsson, Louise Treiberg +5 more
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The pharmacokinetic profile of mefloquine was investigated as a preliminary study towards a potential treatment for feline coronavirus infections (such as feline infectious peritonitis) or feline calicivirus infections.
Jane Yu +3 more
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Epidemiological evaluation of cat health at a first-response animal shelter in Fukushima, following the Great East Japan Earthquakes of 2011. [PDF]
The Great East Japan Earthquakes of March 11, 2011 caused immense harm to the community and subsequent nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture extended the damage.
Hayama, Shinichi +3 more
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have excellent anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory capabilities and therapeutic effects in some viral diseases. The therapeutic impact of MSCs mainly relies on the paracrine effects of various secreted substances.
Takahiro Teshima +3 more
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Short communication. Severe, diffuse fibrinonecrotic pleuropneumonia in a cat affected by multiple viral infection [PDF]
This communication describes the coinfection with feline panleukopenia virus (FPV), feline herpesvirus 1 (FeHV-1), feline calicivirus (FCV) and feline coronavirus (FCoV) in a 1 year‑old domestic cat living in a feline shelter.
Andrea Balboni +5 more
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The antimalarial agent mefloquine is currently being investigated for its potential to inhibit feline coronavirus and feline calicivirus infections.
Aaron M Izes +3 more
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Vesivirus 2117 capsids more closely resemble sapovirus and lagovirus particles than other known vesivirus structures [PDF]
Vesivirus 2117 is an adventitious agent that in 2009, was identified as a contaminant of CHO cells propagated in bioreactors at a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant belonging to Genzyme.
Bhella, David +8 more
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Synthesis and Antiviral Activity of Bis-Histidyl Diaminoalkanes in Relation to Feline calicivirus
An RNA-containing virus of the Vesivirus genus Caliciviridae family causes feline calicivirosis, a disease widely spread worldwide. The literature describes a systemic form of infection leading to the death of up to 60% of sick animals (FCV-VSD).
L. S. Koroleva +5 more
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New proof-of-concept in viral inactivation: virucidal efficacy of 405 nm light against feline calicivirus as a model for norovirus decontamination [PDF]
The requirement for novel decontamination technologies for use in hospitals is ever present. One such system uses 405 nm visible light to inactivate microorganisms via ROS-generated oxidative damage.
Anderson, John G. +7 more
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Norovirus in Captive Lion Cub (Panthera leo)
African lions (Panthera leo) are susceptible to viral diseases of domestic carnivores, including feline calicivirus infection. We report the identification of a novel enteric calicivirus, genetically related to human noroviruses of genogroup IV, in a ...
Vito Martella +14 more
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