Outbreaks of nosocomial feline calicivirus-associated virulent systemic disease in Korea.

ABSTRACT: Feline calicivirus (FCV)-associated viral systemic disease (VSD) is a severe systemic disease caused by virulent FCV strains and has a very poor prognosis. To evaluate the clinical characteristics of a nosocomial FCV-VSD outbreak involving 18 cats in Korea. Medical records of cats diagnosed with FCV-VSD from March to September 2018 at a referral veterinary hospital were reviewed. The patient's signalment, history, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis were evaluated. Two outbreaks involving 18 cats diagnosed with FCV-VSD occurred over a 6-month period at a referral hospital in Korea. Anorexia, lethargy, fever, and limb edema were the most commonly observed clinical symptoms. Lymphopenia and macrothrombocytopenia were the most common hematological findings, and hyperbilirub

SUBMITTER: Park J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11291428 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature