Detection of Ascitic Feline Coronavirus RNA from Cats with Clinically Suspected Feline Infectious Peritonitis

Ascitic feline coronavirus (FCoV) RNA was examined in 854 cats with suspected feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) by RT-PCR. The positivity was significantly higher in purebreds (62.2%) than in crossbreds (34.8%) (P<0.0001). Among purebreds, the positivities in the Norwegian forest cat (92.3%) an...

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Main Authors: SOMA, Takehisa, WADA, Makoto, TAHARAGUCHI, Satoshi, TAJIMA, Tomoko
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3942943/