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... > Viruses > RNA Viruses > Positive-Strand RNA Viruses > Nidovirales > Coronaviridae > Coronavirus > Alphacoronavirus > Alphacoronavirus 1 > Coronavirus, Feline

Preferred term

Coronavirus, Feline  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Coronaviruses, Feline Enteric
  • Coronavirus, Feline Enteric
  • Enteric Coronaviruses, Feline
  • Enteric Coronavirus, Feline
  • FECV
  • Feline Enteric Coronavirus
  • Feline Enteric Coronaviruses

Note

  • infection: coordinate with CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; infection by FIPV = FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2002 (1992)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016765

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