First report of feline morbillivirus in Europe

Alessio Lorusso; Morena Di Tommaso; Elisabetta Di Felice; Guendalina Zaccaria; Alessia Luciani; Maurilia Marcacci; Giovanni Aste; Andrea Boari; Giovanni Savini

doi:10.12834/VetIt.833.4136.2

First report of feline morbillivirus in Europe

Vet Ital. 2015 Jul-Sep;51(3):235-7. doi: 10.12834/VetIt.833.4136.2.

Authors

Alessio Lorusso¹, Morena Di Tommaso, Elisabetta Di Felice, Guendalina Zaccaria, Alessia Luciani, Maurilia Marcacci, Giovanni Aste, Andrea Boari, Giovanni Savini

Affiliation

¹ Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale', Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy.

PMID: 26269317
DOI: 10.12834/VetIt.833.4136.2

Abstract

Feline morbillivirus was detected in urine samples of a 15 year old cat suffering from severe nephropathy. Viral RNA was not detected in blood and faecal samples and also the most common pathogens associated to cat kidney failure were not found. This report describes the first evidence of feline morbillivirus in Europe.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cat Diseases / diagnosis
Cat Diseases / virology*
Cats
Europe
Morbillivirus Infections / diagnosis
Morbillivirus Infections / veterinary*