Feline herpesvirus 1 (FeHV-1) and feline calicivirus (FCV), associated with upper respiratory tract disease, are highly prevalent in cats worldwide. With the aim to investigate the importance of feline respiratory viruses in a heterogeneous population of cats, samples were taken in a rescue shelter in Liège, Belgium, between March 2005 and August 2006. Reverse transcription polymerase chain rea...

This study investigated the effects of screwdriver handle shape, surface, and workpiece orientation on subjective discomfort, number of screw-tightening rotations, screw-insertion time, axial screwdriving force, and finger contact forces in a screwdriving task. Handles with three longitudinal cross-sectional shapes (circular, hexagonal, triangular), four lateral shapes (cylindrical, double frus...

Abstract Cellobiose lipids (CL) are glycolipids secreted by many Ustilaginaceae species in aerobic fermentations characterised excessive foaming. While increasing CL concentrations remains an aim for its industrial production, foaming during fermentation presents a challenge even at laboratory scale. Foam fractionation (FF) provides solution to the problem and facilitates proceeding purificatio...

feline calicivirus (fcv) is a highly infectious respiratory pathogen of domestic cats with a widespread distribution. in order to assess how fcv circulates in feral and household cats, we have carried out the first study on the fcv detection in ahvaz district from december 2008 to november 2009. oropharyngeal, nasal and ocular swabs of one hundred cats (70 feral and 30 household) were evaluated...

BACKGROUND Among other measures, handwashing and targeted disinfection are important in preventing and controlling norovirus outbreaks. Presently, there are a limited number of disinfectants effective against norovirus. There is a need to develop alternatives to bleach that are effective against norovirus, and, in particular, fast-acting disinfectants are desired. The aim of this study was to d...

Noroviruses (NV), in the family Caliciviridae, are an important cause of gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. Measures for prevention and control of NV dissemination are therefore necessary to ensure public safety. The abilities of an organic acid (Venno Vet 1 Super), an aldehyde (Venno FF Super), a halogen compound (sodium hypochlorite solution), and a peroxide (Oxystrong FG) to inactivate fel...

A serological classification of five feline calicivirus (FCV) strains of Swiss origin and 13 isolates of Austrian origin was attempted. The antisera used had been prepared in rabbits against the five Swiss strains and in goats against six American strains. Homologous and heterologous neutralization tests were made in tube cultures using sera at dilutions that contained 20 antibody units, in una...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of a disinfectant onto viruses in suspension on the one hand and applied onto a surface on the other. METHODS A system combining flocked swabs to recover viruses dried onto stainless steel carriers and gel filtration to eliminate cytotoxic products has been developed to study the virucidal effect of a quaternary ammonium-based disinfectant towards herpes simpl...

Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a common feline pathogen with a potential for antigenic diversity. This study aimed to evaluate and characterize the protective efficacy of the FCV-F9 valency of a tetravalent vaccine, Leucofeligen, against challenge with an unrelated strain. Ten 9-week-old kittens were vaccinated while 10 remained as unvaccinated controls. The vaccinated cats received Leucofeligen t...

The individual effects of pH (pH 3 to 8), NaCl (0 to 21%), sucrose (0 to 70%), and whey protein (0 to 2%) on pressure resistance of feline calicivirus (FCV) in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium with 10% fetal bovine serum were determined. At pH 3 through 8, the virus was more resistant to pressure at a pH of < or = 5.2. For FCV samples with sucrose (up to 40%) or NaCl (up to 12%), the amount of ...