LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Epicarditis in a cat caused by feline infectious peritonitis virus: case report

Araujo, G. A; Matta, E. C; Lallo, M. A; Machado, G. F; Rocha, P. R. D.

Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec. (Online); 72 (3), 2020

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is a progressive and fatal disease in domestic and wild cats, caused by Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus (FIPV). The disease is characterized by an immunomediated reaction against the virus in various organs. This work described a case report of fibrinous epicarditi...

Pericardio/patología, Peritonitis Infecciosa Felina/complicaciones, Coronavirus Felino/aislamiento & purificación, Inmunohistoquímica/veterinaria

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Seroepidemiological study of feline coronavirus (FCoV) infection in domiciled cats from Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil

Almeida, Ariani C. S; Galdino, Maicon V; Araújo Junior, João P.

Pesqui. vet. bras; 39 (2), 2019

Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is responsible for causing one of the most important infectious diseases of domestic and wild felids, the feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), which is an immune-mediated, systemic, progressive and fatal disease. FCoV is highly contagious, and infection is common in domestic fel...

Coronavirus Felino, Infecciones por Coronavirus/veterinaria, Gatos, Peritonitis Infecciosa Felina/epidemiología

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