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Learn about the background and control measures for feline calicivirus disease and the emergence of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) in the UK, including host range, antigenicity, diagnosis, and control strategies.
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CALICIVIRUSES (CVs) PETER H. RUSSELL, BVSc, PhD, FRCPath, MRCVS Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street, London NW1 OTU. E-mailWeb site
LEARNING OBJECTIVESStudents should be able to: • Explain the background to the control measures for feline calicivirus disease • Describe the emergence of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) and the past and present control measures in the UK
FELINE CALICIVIRUSES (FCV) DISEASE & PATHOGENESIS
FELINE CALICIVIRUSES (FCV) HOST RANGE :
FELINE CALICIVIRUSES (FCV) EPIZOOTIOLOGY:
FELINE CALICIVIRUSES (FCV) ANTIGENICITY:
FELINE CALICIVIRUSES (FCV) DIAGNOSIS:
FELINE CALICIVIRUSES (FCV) CONTROL:
RABBIT CALICIVIRUS (VIRAL HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS)
RABBIT CALICIVIRUS(VIRAL HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS) ANTIGENICITY:
RABBIT CALICIVIRUS(VIRAL HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS) HOST RANGE:
RABBIT CALICIVIRUS(VIRAL HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS) EPIZOOTIOLOGY:
RABBIT CALICIVIRUS(VIRAL HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS) CONTROL:
OTHER CALICIVIRUSES ENTERIC CALICIVIRUSES
OTHER CALICIVIRUSES VESICULAR EXANTHEMA OF SWINE VIRUS (VESV) & SAN MIGUEL SEA LION VIRUS (SMSV)
Summary • Feline calicivirus (FCV) is one of the two major causes of viral upper respiratory tract disease in cats; carriers are common. • The rabbit calicivirus emerged as a fatal disease of rabbits in the 1980's, was notifiable until 1996. Now there is an effective vaccine.