Feline viral rhinotracheitis

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Clinical signs

15

Host species

2

Viral disease Notifiable OIE Category: Transboundary animal disease

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Required Anorexia Required

Respiratory

Nasal discharge Required Rhinitis Pathognomonic Tracheitis Cough Sneezing Pathognomonic Sinusitis

Reproductive

Abortion

Ophthalmic

Ocular discharge Pathognomonic Conjunctivitis Pathognomonic Blepharospasm Pathognomonic Ulcerative keratitis Specific Panophthalmitis Lacrimal duct obstruction

Diagnosis

Virus isolation and identification

Paired serum antibody titer measurement

Immunofluorescent assay

Histopathological examination

Treatment

Amoxicillin therapy

Fluid and electrolyte therapy

Oxymetazoline nasal drops

Systemic antiviral therapy

Topical antiviral ophthalmic therapy

Topical ophthalmic antibiotic ointment

Intranasal conjunctival vaccination

Prevention & Control

Routine vaccination with modified live vaccine

Routine vaccination with inactivated vaccine

Initial vaccination at 8 to 10 weeks

Second vaccination after 3 to 4 weeks

Annual booster vaccination

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Classification

Etiology Viral disease
Notifiable Yes
Transmissibility Moderate
Infectiousness Highly infectious
OIE Category Transboundary animal disease
Occurrence Patterns

Endemic, Epidemic

Disease Courses

Acute

Host Species

Cats Primary host Susceptibility: High
Exotic felid Susceptibility: High

Associated Microorganisms

Feline herpes virus type 1 Cause

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