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Abstract
A species of CORONAVIRUS infecting cats of all ages and commonly found in catteries and zoos. Cats are often found carrying the virus but only a small proportion develop disease. Feline coronavirus and Feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) are virtually the same virus in genetic and antigenetic terms, and are morphologically indistinguishable. Since they only differ in their disease potential (with FIPV causing a more serious illness), they are considered biotypes of each other.
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Synonyms
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- Coronavirus, Feline
- Coronavirus, Feline Enteric
- FECV
- Feline Enteric Coronavirus
- Coronaviruses, Feline
- Coronaviruses, Feline Enteric
- Enteric Coronavirus, Feline
- Enteric Coronaviruses, Feline
- Feline Coronaviruses
- Feline Enteric Coronaviruses
- FIPV
- Feline infectious peritonitis virus
- Infectious Peritonitis Virus, Feline
- Peritonitis Virus, Infectious Feline
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.
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Indexing Annotation
infection: coordinate with CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; infection by FIPV = FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS
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History Note
2002 (1992)
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Previous Indexing
- Coronaviridae (1977-1991)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Feline Coronavirus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016765. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016765
- Feline Coronavirus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_coronavirus
- Feline Coronavirus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q454829