Article
Perspectives on the epizootiology of feline enteric coronavirus and the pathogenesis of feline infectious peritonitis.
Veterinary microbiology - 15 Aug 1991
Evermann J F, McKeirnan A J, Ott R L
Abstract excerpt
This review presents some current thoughts regarding the epizootiology of the feline coronaviruses; feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) and feline coronavirus (FECV) with primary emphasis on the pathogenesis of these viruses in nature. Although the mechanism(s) whereby FIPV causes disease are still incompletely understood, there have been significant contributions to the literature over the past decade...
Topics
- Animals
- Cat Diseases
- Cats
- Coronaviridae
- Coronaviridae Infections
- Mutation
- Peritonitis
