TY - JOUR
T1 - West Nile virus infection in cats
T2 - ABCD guidelines on prevention and management
AU - Egberink, Herman
AU - Addie, Diane D
AU - Boucraut-Baralon, Corine
AU - Frymus, Tadeusz
AU - Gruffydd-Jones, Tim
AU - Hartmann, Katrin
AU - Horzinek, Marian C
AU - Hosie, Margaret J
AU - Marsilio, Fulvio
AU - Lloret, Albert
AU - Lutz, Hans
AU - Pennisi, Maria Grazia
AU - Radford, Alan D
AU - Thiry, Etienne
AU - Truyen, Uwe
AU - Möstl, Karin
AU - European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases
PY - 2015/7
Y1 - 2015/7
N2 - OVERVIEW: West Nile virus (WNV) is a zoonotic mosquito-borne virus with a broad host range that infects mainly birds and mosquitos, but also mammals (including humans), reptiles, amphibians and ticks. It is maintained in a bird-mosquito-bird transmission cycle. The most important vectors are bird-feeding mosquitos of the Culex genus; maintenance and amplification mainly involve passerine birds. WNV can cause disease in humans, horses and several species of birds following infection of the central nervous system.INFECTION IN CATS: Cats can also be infected through mosquito bites, and by eating infected small mammals and probably also birds. Although seroprevalence in cats can be high in endemic areas, clinical disease and mortality are rarely reported. If a cat is suspected of clinical signs due to an acute WNV infection, symptomatic treatment is indicated.
AB - OVERVIEW: West Nile virus (WNV) is a zoonotic mosquito-borne virus with a broad host range that infects mainly birds and mosquitos, but also mammals (including humans), reptiles, amphibians and ticks. It is maintained in a bird-mosquito-bird transmission cycle. The most important vectors are bird-feeding mosquitos of the Culex genus; maintenance and amplification mainly involve passerine birds. WNV can cause disease in humans, horses and several species of birds following infection of the central nervous system.INFECTION IN CATS: Cats can also be infected through mosquito bites, and by eating infected small mammals and probably also birds. Although seroprevalence in cats can be high in endemic areas, clinical disease and mortality are rarely reported. If a cat is suspected of clinical signs due to an acute WNV infection, symptomatic treatment is indicated.
U2 - 10.1177/1098612X15588453
DO - 10.1177/1098612X15588453
M3 - Article
C2 - 26101314
SN - 1098-612X
VL - 17
SP - 617
EP - 619
JO - Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
JF - Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
IS - 7
ER -