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3 summaries matching “domestic cat” in Disease & Epidemiology on cheetah
Prevalence and implications of feline coronavirus infections of captive and free-ranging cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
PaperThis study investigated feline coronavirus infection in cheetahs after a devastating outbreak of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) struck a captive cheetah facility with unusually high mortality. By…
J. L. Heeney, A. J. Evermann, A. J. McKeirnan, et al. · Journal of Virology · 1990
Research overview: comparative immunology of wild and domestic cats
OverviewUnderstanding why some felids tolerate pathogens that sicken others requires comparing immune function across wild and domestic cats. This overview surveys comparative felid immunology, examining diff…
Research overview: the cheetah feline infectious peritonitis outbreak and genetic uniformity
OverviewA devastating outbreak of feline infectious peritonitis in a captive cheetah facility, with mortality far exceeding that seen in domestic cats, became a landmark case linking genetic uniformity to dis…