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Rivista trimestrale di Sanità
Pubblica Veterinaria edita dall'Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale
dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale
A quarterly journal devoted to veterinary public health, veterinary science and medicine published by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale’ in Teramo, Italy |
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2014 - Volume 50 (2), April-June |
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Short communication Andrea Balboni, Patrizia Bassi, Mara Battilani, Roberta Biserni, Santino Prosperi & Francesco Dondi |
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Severe, diffuse fibrinonecrotic pleuropneumonia in a cat affected by multiple viral infection |
145-149 |
doi: 10.12834/VetIt.49.144.2
First published on line: 08.05.2014 |
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Summary
This communication describes the coinfection with feline panleukopenia virus (FPV), feline herpesvirus 1 (FeHV-1), feline calicivirus (FCV) and feline coronavirus (FCoV) in a 1 year‑old domestic cat living in a feline shelter. The cat was referred to veterinary hospital with clinical signs related to diffuse gastro-intestinal inflammation, it had developed a severe pneumopathy with fibrinous exudation in all body cavities and died 8 days after initial presentation. Pathological findings and biomolecular diagnostic test results were compatible with an initial FPV infection that, in consequence of the lymphoid depletion, has fostered coinfection or reactivation of chronic-latent infections with FeHV-1, FCV, and FCoV. In the reported case, the simultaneous presence of different viruses exacerbated the clinical status of the host, resulting in multiple organ damage and leading it to its death.
Keywords
Cat,
Coinfection,
Feline calicivirus,
Feline coronavirus,
Feline herpesvirus,
Feline panleukopenia virus,
Histopathology,
Pneumonia. |
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