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Relationships Between European Wildcats and Domestic Cats in an Area of Sympatry: Exploring Key Conservation Questions on Hybridization and Disease Transmission

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
We have found evidence of behavioural barriers for both hybridization and disease transmission between European wildcats and domestic cats. This includes hierarchical interspecies exclusion enforced by wildcats, as well as sexual selection exerted by wildcat females.
Jose María Gil‐Sánchez, Elena Bertos, Mariola Sánchez‐Cerdá, Emilio Virgós, Marcos Moleón   +4 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

Veterinary Record Open, Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2026.
Abstract 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 ...
Eaftekhar Ahmed Rana, Mahfuza Akther, Susan Beetson, Subir Sarker, Gabriele Rossi, Jasim M. Uddin   +5 more
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Clinical Aspects of Feline Retroviruses: A Review

Viruses, 2012
Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) are retroviruses with global impact on the health of domestic cats. The two viruses differ in their potential to cause disease.
Katrin Hartmann
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Clinical and computed tomography findings of fatal poxviral vasculitis in a domestic shorthair cat

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2026.
Abstract This report describes the clinical presentation, haematological abnormalities and imaging findings of systemic poxvirus infection in a cat that resulted in widespread severe dermal oedema and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. The cat lacked cutaneous lesions before the onset of dermal oedema, but developed crusting skin lesions and a ...
Mica Taylor, Harriet R. Hall, Hannah Wong, Lorraine Peschard, Emanuele Ricci, Katie E. McCallum   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Host relatedness and landscape connectivity shape pathogen spread in the puma, a large secretive carnivore

Communications Biology, 2021
Nick Fountain-Jones et al. use genomic and spatial data to examine how urbanization affects the spread of the pathogen feline immunodeficiency virus in pumas from areas of varying anthropogenic development. Their results show that landscape variables and
Nicholas M. Fountain-Jones, Simona Kraberger, Roderick B. Gagne, Daryl R. Trumbo, Patricia E. Salerno, W. Chris Funk, Kevin Crooks, Roman Biek, Mathew Alldredge, Ken Logan, Guy Baele, Simon Dellicour, Holly B. Ernest, Sue VandeWoude, Scott Carver, Meggan E. Craft   +15 more
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First report of a Buchananella hordeovulneris–associated pyothorax in a feline leukaemia virus‐positive cat

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2026.
Abstract A 10‐month‐old, neutered, male domestic shorthair cat with outdoor access was presented with a thoracic wound, severe respiratory distress, cachexia, dehydration and pleural effusion. Imaging confirmed bilateral pyothorax. Haematology showed marked neutrophilia with left shift, mild anaemia, thrombocytopenia and lymphocytosis.
Hugo Martínez‐Jarquin, Alma B. Chío‐Hernández, Liliana Rivera‐Ramírez, Germán Valero‐Elizondo, Ylenia Márquez‐Peña, Luary C. Martínez‐Chavarría   +5 more
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Prevalence of selected infectious agents in Swedish cats with fever and/or anemia compared to cats without fever and/or anemia and to stable/stray cats

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Background There are multiple infectious agents of cats around the world; those transmitted by direct contact among cats, hunting, or exposure to fleas or ticks are frequently the most common.
Gunilla Ölmedal, Linda Toresson, Mary Nehring, Jennifer Hawley, Sue Vande Woude, Michael Lappin   +5 more
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Viral Coinfections Potentially Associated with Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis in Cats with Feline Infectious Peritonitis

Viruses
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a fatal but now treatable disease in cats caused by feline coronavirus (FCoV). This study prospectively investigated viral coinfections in 100 cats diagnosed with FIP and subsequently treated with oral GS-441524 ...
Jennifer Wenk, Marina L. Meli, Solène M. Meunier, Sandra Felten, Celia C. de Witt Curtius, Aline Crespo Bouzon, Ilaria Cerchiaro, Benita Pineroli, Anja Kipar, Stefan Unterer, Katharina Zwicklbauer, Katrin Hartmann, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann, Andrea M. Spiri   +13 more
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Infection Risk From Humans and Animals in the Anatomy Laboratory: A Scoping Review

Clinical Anatomy, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 346-367, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Whole‐body dissection is a cornerstone of anatomy education. During and following the COVID‐19 pandemic, exposure to infectious agents and other risks of dissection were highlighted. To identify potential risks, one must have the data outlining these risks in specific situations.
Margaret A. McNulty, Elizabeth R. Agosto
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Recurrent pyothorax in a cat caused by

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports
Case summary A 7-month-old Siberian cat was presented for persistent fever and recurrent tachypnoea and dyspnoea. The cat was treated 2 weeks prior by the referring veterinarian for pyothorax.
Julie van Duijl, Chiara Valtolina, Alma Hulsman, Sanne Hugen   +3 more
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