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| Henzel,Andréia; Brum,Mário Celso Sperotto; Lautert,Cláudia; Martins,Mathias; Lovato,Luciane Teresinha; Weiblen,Rudi. |
| Feline calicivirus (FCV) and feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1) are the two primary causes of upper respiratory tract disease in cats. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the distribution of FCV and FHV-1 among the feline population of several counties in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. To this end, conjunctival and nasal swabs were collected from 302 cats from different locations, including households, breeding catteries, veterinary clinics, animal hospitals and experimental research facilities. The samples were collected between July 2006 to June 2009. The virus isolation was performed in CRFK cells and, subsequently, the identification was confirmed by PCR. FCV, FHV-1, or both were isolated from 55 cats from 28 different locations. FCV alone was... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: FCV; FHV-1; URTD; Epidemiology. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000200017 |
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