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Longitudinal detection and genetic characterization of feline coronavirus in a captive cheetah population.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Aug 2026
Doki Tomoyoshi, Shimomura Yusaku, Kitakami Kanna, Tateishi Tomohiro, Ozaki Miki, Omori Sae, Tsukui Kenta, Takano Tomomi
Abstract excerpt
Feline coronavirus (FCoV) infections, including fatal feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), have been documented in captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), but longitudinal data on viral circulation and genetic diversity in this species remain limited. In this study, we performed a 3.5-year molecular epidemiological investigation of a closed captive cheetah cohort at a single zoological facility in Japan....
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