Feline Infectious Peritonitis: European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases Guidelines

Tasker, Séverine; Addie, Diane D; Egberink, Herman; Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina; Hosie, Margaret J; Truyen, Uwe; Belák, Sándor; Boucraut-Baralon, Corine; Frymus, Tadeusz; Lloret, Albert; Marsilio, Fulvio; Pennisi, Maria Grazia; Thiry, Etienne; Möstl, Karin; Hartmann, Katrin

doi:10.3390/v15091847

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Tasker, S., Addie, D. D., Egberink, H., Hofmann-Lehmann, R., Hosie, M. J., Truyen, U., Belák, S., Boucraut-Baralon, C., Frymus, T., Lloret, A., Marsilio, F., Pennisi, M. G., Thiry, E., Möstl, K., & Hartmann, K. (2023). Feline Infectious Peritonitis: European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases Guidelines. Viruses, 15(9), 1847. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15091847

Abstract

Feline coronavirus (FCoV) is a ubiquitous RNA virus of cats, which is transmitted faeco-orally. In these guidelines, the European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD) presents a comprehensive review of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). FCoV is primarily an enteric virus and most infections do not cause clinical signs, or result in only enteritis, but a small proportion of FCoV-infected cats develop FIP. The pathology in FIP comprises a perivascular phlebitis that can affect any organ. Cats under two years old are most frequently a