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ArticleViruses2025

Detection of Feline Coronavirus RNA in Cats with Feline Infectious Peritonitis and Their Housemates.

Phoenix M Shepherd, Amy Elbe, Brianna M Lynch, Erin Lashnits, Robert N Kirchdoerfer

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Phoenix M ShepherdBiochemistry Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4165-8952
Amy ElbeDepartment of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Brianna M LynchDepartment of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Erin LashnitsDepartment of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0949-5698
Robert N KirchdoerferBiochemistry Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5974-2709

Funding

Coronavirus RNA synthesis by multicomponent protein machinesR01AI158463 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI KIRCHDOERFER, ROBERT N · 2020 to 2025
$2.1M
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease AI158463NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI158463
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Feline coronavirus (FCoV), the causative agent behind feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), is one of the biggest infectious threats to feline health. Despite this threat, the tissue distribution and viral RNA levels in cats infected with feline coronaviruses are poorly understood in the context of natural infection. Here, we used a two-step reverse-transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) to examine viral RNA levels from different sampling sites in both cats that have been clinically suspected of FIP and their feline housemates. We show that the distribution and amount of FCoV viral RNA does not differ between FCoV-infected cats with FIP and their feline housemates in blood, conjunctiva, or feces. Furthermore, in all FIP and non-FIP cases, viral RNA levels were higher in fecal samples than the blood. Taken together, these results show that amount of viral RNA does not differ between FCoV-infected cats with FIP and their healthy housemates in several sample types. Our results indicate a need for closer examination of FCoV pathogenesis independent of viral dissemination, including an assessment of intrahost evolution of FCoVs and FCoVs' interactions with the feline immune system.

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Coronavirus, FelineFeline Infectious PeritonitisRNA, ViralAnimalsCatsConjunctivaFecesRNA, ViralFECVfeline coronavirusfeline infectious peritonitisFIPV

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PMID40733565
PMCPMC12300432

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