Download HERPESVIRIDAE

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.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students 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
FAMILY
CHARACTERISTICS:
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.