Characterisation of a potentially abortigenic strain of feline calicivirus isolated from a domestic cat.
Feline calicivirus (FCV) was isolated from one of four dead fetuses delivered by ovariohysterectomy from a queen with an acute FCV infection. The most prominent lesions in the fetuses were petechial haemorrhages in the skin. The virus isolated was characterised as FCV by antigenic analysis and cDNA sequence analysis. This is the second report of abortion associated with acute FCV infection.
Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa.
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D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000662:veterinary*; D017927:Calicivirus, Feline / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D002415:Cats; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000821:virology; D007044:Hysterectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D012698:Serologic Tests
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004279:DNA, Viral