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Detection of ascitic feline coronavirus RNA from cats with clinically suspected feline infectious peritonitis.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Oct 2013
Soma Takehisa, Wada Makoto, Taharaguchi Satoshi, Tajima Tomoko
Abstract excerpt
Ascitic feline coronavirus (FCoV) RNA was examined in 854 cats with suspected feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) by RT-PCR. The positivity was significantly higher in purebreds (62.2%) than in crossbreds (34.8%) (P<0.0001). Among purebreds, the positivities in the Norwegian forest cat (92.3%) and Scottish fold (77.6%) were significantly higher than the average of purebreds (P=0.0274 and 0.0251, respectively)....
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