A nosocomial outbreak of feline calicivirus associated virulent systemic disease in France

• Published in: Journal of feline medicine and surgery Vol. 11; no. 8; pp. 633 - 644
• Main Authors: Reynolds, Brice S., Poulet, Hervé, Pingret, Jean-Luc, Jas, Dominique, Brunet, Sylvie, Lemeter, Celine, Etievant, Mélanie, Boucraut-Baralon, Corine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2009; SAGE Publications
• Subjects: Animals; Caliciviridae Infections - epidemiology; Caliciviridae Infections - veterinary; Caliciviridae Infections - virology; Calicivirus, Feline - genetics; Calicivirus, Feline - isolation & purification; Cat Diseases - epidemiology; Cat Diseases - virology; Cats; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - veterinary; Cross Infection - virology; disease outbreaks; Disease Outbreaks - veterinary; DNA Primers; Feline calicivirus; France - epidemiology; Hospitals, Animal; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary; Treatment Outcome; Viral Load - veterinary; France

This report describes a nosocomial outbreak of feline calicivirus (FCV) associated virulent systemic disease (VSD) in a French veterinary teaching hospital in 2005. The outbreak started in March and resolved within 1 month. Signs, clinical course, clinicopathological findings and lesions were typica...