First report of feline morbillivirus in Europe.
Feline morbillivirus was detected in urine samples of a 15 year old cat suffering from severe nephropathy. Viral RNA was not detected in blood and faecal samples and also the most common pathogens associated to cat kidney failure were not found. This report describes the first evidence of feline morbillivirus in Europe.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale', Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Alessio
A
Lorusso
Morena
M
Di Tommaso
Elisabetta
E
Di Felice
Guendalina
G
Zaccaria
Alessia
A
Luciani
Maurilia
M
Marcacci
Giovanni
G
Aste
Andrea
A
Boari
Giovanni
G
Savini
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D002415:Cats; D005060:Europe; D018185:Morbillivirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*