Two outbreaks of virulent systemic feline calicivirus infection in cats in Germany;Zwei Ausbrüche von Infektionen mit virulenten systemischen felinen Caliciviren bei Katzen in Deutschland

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 124, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 186-193

  Schulz, Bianka S ^a   Hartmann, Katrin ^a   Unterer, Stefan ^a   Eichhorn, Werner ^a   Majzoub, Monir ^a   Homeier Bachmann, Timo ^b   Truyen, Uwe ^b   Ellenberger, Christin ^b   Huebner, Janine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c LABOKLIN GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

FCV; Feline upper respiratory tract disease; Haemorrhagic fever; Virulent strain

Indexed keywords

CALICIVIRIDAE; FELIDAE; FELINE CALICIVIRUS; VESIVIRUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; CALICIVIRUS INFECTION; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENETICS; GERMANY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CALICIVIRIDAE; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GERMANY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84857714004     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0005-9366-124-186     Document Type: Article

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