The clinical disease and patterns of excretion associated with three different strains of feline caliciviruses.
Three groups of cats were infected intranasally with three different feline calicivirus strains: A3, 68/40 and M8. Each strain produced a uniformly muld upper respiratory tract disease, with glossal ulceration being the most prominent clinical sign. Virus was most consistently isolated from the oro-pharyngeal region and, in non-euthanised animals, excretion continued long after clinical signs had disappeared. It is suggested that an asymptomatic phase of excretion may be a normal sequel to FCV infections.
D000818:Animals; D002139:Caliciviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D005334:Fever / Q000662:veterinary; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D010849:Picornaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000662:veterinary; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000662:veterinary; D014456:Ulcer / Q000662:veterinary; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*