Coronavirus antibody titres in cats in New Zealand

Authors: Harbour DA, Jones BR, Gruffydd-Jones T
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 43, Issue 4, pp 166-167, Aug 1995
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cat, Companion animal
Subject Terms: Clinical pathology, Diagnostic procedures, Viral, Disease/defect, Infectious disease
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Disease associated with feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV), a coronavirus, is uncommon in New Zealand but important in that it is almost invariably fatal. The records of the Massey University Small Animal Clinic suggest that FIP is a rare disease, although there have been reports of FIP in cats from the South Island (B. Carroll, pers. comm.). It was therefore of interest to establish the prevalence of coronavirus antibodies in cats in New Zealand…

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