title: A cluster of cases of feline dysautonomia (Key-Gaskell syndrome) in a closed colony of cats.
abstract: Twenty-five cases of feline dysautonomia (Key-Gaskell syndrome) occurred in a closed cat colony over a period of three weeks. The clinical and pathological signs were sufficiently similar to those reported during the 1982-1986 outbreak to establish a positive diagnosis. The special epidemiological and environmental circumstances of the outbreak provide a new insight into the cause(s) of the syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, University of Leeds.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Symonds
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McWilliams
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rozengurt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002415:Cats; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005725:Ganglia, Autonomic / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology