The genome of feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1), the major cause of viral upper respiratory disease in cats, contains several genes encoding homologues of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) glycoproteins. Restriction mapping studies have indicated that the group D genome of FHV-1 contains a unique short region that is 9.0 kb long. The nucleotide sequence of a 6.2 kb portion of this region was ...

BACKGROUND Component resolved allergen diagnosis allows for a precise evaluation of the sensitization profiles of patients sensitized to felines and canines. An accurate interpretation of these results allows better insight into the evolution of a given patients sensitizations, and allows for a more precise evaluation of their prognoses. METHODS 70 patients (42 women and 28 men, aged 18-65, w...

A 1-year-old female domestic cat showing progressive locomotor and neurological problems for 4 weeks was euthanized and examined. On autopsy, the brain was macroscopically normal. Test results for rabies, feline spongiform encephalopathy, feline infectious peritonitis, feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus, and feline herpes virus (type I) were negative. Histologic examination of...

Abstract The common bed bug (Cimex lectularius L.) is a known pest and an obligate blood-feeding ectoparasite. Bed bugs can feed on warm-blooded animals including humans, bats, poultry, rabbits, but no research has investigated the use of companion (canines and/or felines) as blood source. This study investigates how long host DNA could be detected in prevalence feeding animals. Laboratory-rear...

Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) is one of the most important infectious viruses of cattle which is considered as the causative agent of several clinical conditions in this species. Hence, we tried to isolate a local strain of the virus from carrier cattle in Ahvaz based on a strategy for reactivation of the latent infection in hosts having antibodies against the virus. Thus, 20 cattle were examin...

To the Editor: Feline coronaviruses (FCoVs) occur as 2 pathotypes, feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) and feline enteric coronavirus (FECV). FECV is common in cats, causing mild transient enteritis in kittens, but is asymptomatic in adult cats. In contrast, FIPV occurs sporadically but is lethal. It replicates in monocytes and macrophages and rapidly disseminates throughout the body cau...

OBJECTIVES To develop a composite measure pain scale tool to assess acute pain in cats and derive an intervention score. METHODS To develop the prototype composite measure pain scale-feline, words describing painful cats were collected, grouped into behavioural categories and ranked. To assess prototype validity two observers independently assigned composite measure pain scale-feline and nume...