Emerging Viruses in the Felidae: Shifting Paradigms

The domestic cat is afflicted with multiple viruses that serve as powerful models for human disease including cancers, SARS and HIV/AIDS. Cat viruses that cause these diseases have been studied for decades revealing detailed insight concerning transmission, virulence, origins and pathogenesis. Here we review recent genetic advances that have questioned traditional wisdom regarding the origins of virulent Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) diseases, the pathogenic potential of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) in wild non-domestic Felidae species, and the restriction of Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) mediated immune impairment to domestic cats rather than other Felidae species. The most recent interpretations indicate important new evolutionary conclusions implicating these deadly infectious agents in domestic and non-domestic felids.

• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Viruses

• Publication date

  2012-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3390/v4020236PMID 22470834PMCID 3315214
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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