Feline Panleukopenia
| Definition: |
A highly contagious DNA virus infection of the cat family and of mink, characterized by fever, enteritis and bone marrow changes. It is also called feline ataxia, feline agranulocytosis, feline infectious enteritis, cat fever, cat plague, show fever. |
| Notes: |
caused by a parvovirus; don't forget also CATS (NIM) & check tag ANIMALS; in minks, coord with MINK (IM) |
| Previously Indexed: |
Cat Diseases (1966-1969),Virus Diseases (1966-1969) |
Feline Panleukopenia Definitions and Terms
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