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Feline infectious upper respiratory disease
Author(s) -
Binns Sarah,
Dawson Susan
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.17.10.458
Subject(s) - bordetella bronchiseptica , vaccination , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , respiratory system , virology , immunology , biology , bacteria , genetics
INFECTIOUS upper respiratory disease in cats remains a common problem, despite widespread use of vaccination against the feline respiratory viruses over the past 20 years. This is partly due to the fact that, while vaccination reduces the severity of disease, it will not protect against viral infection, and does not eliminate or prevent the development of carrier states. The involvement of other pathogens, such as [i]Bordetella bronchiseptica[/i] and [i]Chiamydia psittaci[/i], in the syndrome may also be significant.