Feline herpesvirus-1 and feline calicivirus are common causes of feline upper respiratory tract disease and can cause clinically indistinguishable syndromes. However, they differ in their physical properties, epidemiology, and spectrum of clinical signs; and the differences can affect the diagnosis, prognosis, and management of these infections. The availability and sensitivity of diagnostic te...

The herpesviruses infections in equides are caused by five different serotypes of viruses, belonging to family Herpesviridae. The goal of this study was to conduct a seroepidemiological investigation of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) and type 4 (EHV-4) in horses and donkeys raised in two provinces and their villages in northeastern Turkey. A total of 666 samples from 423 horses and 243 donke...

FELINE HERPESVIRUS Despite the ready availability of vaccines and antiviral drugs effective against feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1), this virus remains a major, common, and frustrating pathogen of cats worldwide. FHV-1 has been associated with acute, chronic, and recurrent conjunctivitis, ulcerative and stromal keratitis, corneal sequestrum, eosinophilic keratitis, anterior uveitis, dermatiti...

Feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1), an enveloped dsDNA virus, is one of the major pathogens of feline upper respiratory tract disease (URTD) and ocular disease. Currently, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) remains the gold standard diagnostic tool for FHV-1 infection but is relatively expensive, requires well-equipped laboratories and is not suitable for field tests. Recombinase polymerase amplificatio...

Gingivostomatitis (GS) is a significant condition in cats because of oral discomfort and associated periodontal disease. Several infectious agents have been associated with the presence of GS, but a causal relationship is unclear. The cats in this study were housed together, had a history of flea exposure, and were vaccinated with a modified live FVRCP product. There were nine cats with active ...