• DOI:10.1177/1098612X11429644
Corpus ID: 4989860

Quarantine protects Falkland Islands (Malvinas) cats from feline coronavirus infection

@article{Addie2012QuarantinePF,
  title={Quarantine protects Falkland Islands (Malvinas) cats from feline coronavirus infection},
  author={D. Addie and Mike McDonald and St{\'e}phane Audhuy and P. Burr and Jonathan Hollins and R. Kovacic and H. Lutz and Zoe Luxton and S. Mazar and M. Meli},
  journal={Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery},
  year={2012},
  volume={14},
  pages={171 - 176}
}

D. Addie, Mike McDonald, +7 authors M. Meli

Published 2012

Biology, Medicine

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Feline coronavirus (FCoV) causes feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). Since 2002, when 20 cats on the Falkland Islands were found to be FCoV seronegative, only seronegative cats could be imported. Between 2005–2007, 95 pet and 10 feral cats tested negative by indirect immunofluorescence antibody (IFA) analysis using two strains of type II FCoV, two transmissible gastroenteritis virus assays, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and rapid immunomigration test. Twenty-four samples (23%) showed… CONTINUE READING

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