A survey for torovirus in New Zealand cats with protruding nictitating membranes

Authors: Meers J, Rice M, Jones BR, Wilks CR, Smith CH
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 45, Issue 2, pp 41-43, Apr 1997
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cat, Companion animal
Subject Terms: Biosecurity, Disease surveillance, Eye/opthalmology, Clinical examination, Viral, Disease/defect, Infectious disease
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: Faecal samples from 51 cats were examined by negative stain electron microscopy to investigate a possible association between the syndrome of bilateral protrusion of the nictitating membranes and torovirus infection. Although toroviruses were not observed in any sample, other viruses or virus-like particles were observed in faeces from one of 15 cats with the syndrome, six of 21 cats which had experienced prior episodes of the syndrome and four of 15 healthy control cats. The findings of this study do not support the hypothesis that the syndrome is associated with torovirus infection.

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