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Detection of Feline Coronavirus RNA in Cats with Feline Infectious Peritonitis and Their Housemates [PDF]

Viruses
Feline coronavirus (FCoV), the causative agent behind feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), is one of the biggest infectious threats to feline health.
Phoenix M. Shepherd, Amy Elbe, Brianna M. Lynch, Erin Lashnits, Robert N. Kirchdoerfer   +4 more
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Characterization of a Feline Influenza A(H7N2) Virus

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
During December 2016–February 2017, influenza A viruses of the H7N2 subtype infected ≈500 cats in animal shelters in New York, NY, USA, indicating virus transmission among cats.
Masato Hatta, Gongxun Zhong, Yuwei Gao, Noriko Nakajima, Shufang Fan, Shiho Chiba, Kathleen M. Deering, Mutsumi Ito, Masaki Imai, Maki Kiso, Sumiho Nakatsu, Tiago J. Lopes, Andrew J. Thompson, Ryan McBride, David L. Suarez, Catherine A. Macken, Shigeo Sugita, Gabriele Neumann, Hideki Hasegawa, James C. Paulson, Kathy L. Toohey-Kurth, Yoshihiro Kawaoka   +21 more
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Clinical and Molecular Relationships between COVID-19 and Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)

Viruses, 2022
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led the medical and scientific community to address questions surrounding the pathogenesis and clinical presentation of COVID-19; however, relevant clinical models outside of humans ...
Arjun N. Sweet, Nicole M. André, Alison E. Stout, Beth N. Licitra, Gary R. Whittaker   +4 more
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2021 AAHA/AAFP Feline Life Stage Guidelines

Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2021
The guidelines, authored by a Task Force of experts in feline clinical medicine, are an update and extension of the AAFP–AAHA Feline Life Stage Guidelines published in 2010.
J. Quimby, Shannon Gowland, H. Carney, T. DePorter, P. Plummer, J. Westropp   +5 more
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Effects of Inter- and Intra-Specific Interactions on Moose Habitat Selection Limited by Temperature

Remote Sensing, 2022
Habitat selection and daily activity patterns of large herbivores might be affected by inter- and intra-specific interaction, changes of spatial scale, and seasonal temperature.
Heng Bao, Penghui Zhai, Dusu Wen, Weihua Zhang, Ye Li, Feifei Yang, Xin Liang, Fan Yang, Nathan J. Roberts, Yanchun Xu, Guangshun Jiang   +10 more
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The Feline Cardiomyopathies: 2. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2021
Practical relevance: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common form of feline cardiomyopathy observed clinically and may affect up to approximately 15% of the domestic cat population, primarily as a subclinical disease. Fortunately, severe HCM,
M. Kittleson, E. Côté
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Behavioral-psychological motivations encoded in the vocal repertoire of captive Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) cubs

BMC Zoology, 2022
Background The Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is the largest and one of the most endangered cats in the world. In wild and captive cats, communication is mainly dependent on olfaction.
Xuanmin Kong, Dan Liu, Atul Kathait, Yonglu Cui, Qi Wang, Shenfan Yang, Xin Li, Ming Gong, Nathan Roberts, Xiaoying Xing, Guangshun Jiang   +10 more
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Population Density and Driving Factors of North China Leopards in Tie Qiao Shan Nature Reserve

Animals, 2021
The North China leopard (Panthera pardus japonesis) is a rare leopard subspecies distributed only in China. In this study, we conducted camera-trap surveys of a North China Leopard population in Tie Qiao Shan Nature Reserve, Shanxi Province, China.
Mengyan Zhu, Muhammad Zaman, Meng Wang, Kasereka Vitekere, Jianzhang Ma, Guangshun Jiang   +5 more
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Temporal activity patterns of North China leopards and their prey in response to moonlight and habitat factors

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The nocturnal activities of predators and prey are influenced by several factors, including physiological adaptations, habitat quality and, we suspect, corresponds to changes in brightness of moonlight according to moon phase.
Muhammad Zaman, Nathan James Roberts, Mengyan Zhu, Kasereka Vitekere, Meng Wang, Guangshun Jiang   +5 more
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Feline coronavirus drug inhibits the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 and blocks virus replication

Nature Communications, 2020
The main protease, Mpro (or 3CLpro) in SARS-CoV-2 is a viable drug target because of its essential role in the cleavage of the virus polypeptide. Feline infectious peritonitis, a fatal coronavirus infection in cats, was successfully treated previously ...
Wayne Vuong, Muhammad Bashir Khan, Conrad Fischer, E. Arutyunova, Tess Lamer, Justin A Shields, H. Saffran, R. McKay, M. J. van Belkum, M. Joyce, H. Young, D. Tyrrell, J. Vederas, M. J. Lemieux   +13 more
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