Intestinal injury and vasculitis biomarkers in cats with feline enteric coronavirus and effusive feline infectious peritonitis [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023 Objective To investigate intestinal injury, repair and vasculitis biomarkers that may illuminate the progression and/or pathogenesis of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) or feline enteric coronavirus (FECV) infection.
Erdem Gülersoy +5 more
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A colloidal gold immunochromatographic test strip based on mAbs anti-N protein to detect feline coronavirus [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumFeline coronavirus (FCoV) includes Feline enteric coronavirus (FECV) and feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV). FECV primarily affects the gastrointestinal system of cats, causing mild and self-limiting gastrointestinal symptoms.
Zhe Liu +9 more
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Spike Protein Fusion Peptide and Feline Coronavirus Virulence [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 Coronaviruses are well known for their potential to change their host or tissue tropism, resulting in unpredictable new diseases and changes in pathogenicity; severe acute respiratory syndrome and feline coronaviruses, respectively, are the most ...
Hui-Wen Chang +4 more
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Prevalence of Korean cats with natural feline coronavirus infections [PDF]
Virology Journal, 2011 Background Feline coronavirus is comprised of two pathogenic biotypes consisting of feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) and feline enteric coronavirus (FECV), which are both divided into two serotypes.
Lee Myoung-Heon +5 more
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Natural selection differences detected in key protein domains between non-pathogenic and pathogenic feline coronavirus phenotypes. [PDF]
Virus Evol, 2023 Feline coronaviruses (FCoVs) commonly cause mild enteric infections in felines worldwide (termed feline enteric coronavirus [FECV]), with around 12 per cent developing into deadly feline infectious peritonitis (FIP; feline infectious peritonitis virus ...
Zehr JD +10 more
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Feline Infectious Peritonitis: A Challenging Diagnostic and Therapeutic Labyrinth [PDF]
AnimalsFeline coronaviruses (FCoVs) are ubiquitous pathogens, exhibiting high prevalence across feline populations worldwide. Although the virulent mutated biotype feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) is observed in only a small percentage of cats, it ...
Violetta Iris Vasinioti +6 more
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An Exploratory Bioinformatic Investigation of Cats’ Susceptibility to Coronavirus-Deriving Epitopes [PDF]
LifeCoronaviruses are highly transmissible and pathogenic viruses for humans and animals. The vast quantity of information collected about SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic helped to unveil details of the mechanisms behind the infection, which are still largely
Michela Buonocore +5 more
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In Vitro Evaluation of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Involvement in Feline Coronavirus Infection [PDF]
VirusesFeline coronavirus (FCoV) is an alphacoronavirus (αCoV) that causes moderate or chronic asymptomatic infection in cats. However, in a single infected cat, FCoV can modify its cellular tropism by acquiring the ability to infect macrophages, resulting in ...
Luca Del Sorbo +15 more
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Feline Coronavirus in Northern Vietnam: Genetic Detection and Characterization Reveal Predominance of Type I Viruses [PDF]
VirusesThis study was conducted to identify the molecular and biological characteristics of the collected feline coronavirus (FCoV) strains in northern Vietnam.
Hieu Van Dong +3 more
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Successful in vitro propagation of feline coronavirus from clinically diagnosed feline infectious peritonitis cases using Vero cells: A potential model for future research. [PDF]
Vet Rec OpenAbstract Background Feline coronavirus (FCoV) causes inapparent to progressive fatal feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) in domestic and wild cats, which affects multiple‐organ systems. Methods We investigated three clinically sick cats using different laboratory and molecular tests to diagnose and confirm FCoV and propagate the virus in Vero cell ...
Rana EA +5 more
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