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Also known as: '''''Feline Infectious Enteritis — Feline Parvovirus — FPV — Panleukopenia
 
  
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==Description==
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====Antigenicity====
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Feline panleucopenia is a viral infection of cats caused by '''feline parvovirus (FPV)'''. Feline parvovirus is a small, non-enveloped, single-stranded DNA virus of one serotype only, that is closely related to [[Canine Parvovirus|canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2)]]. CPV-2 is also responsible itself for some cases of feline panleucopenia. In order to replicate, FPV must infect dividing cells, and so tissues with a high mitotic rate undergo acute cytolysis.  FPV is very stable in the environment and may survive for years on infected premises. It is also highly contagious.
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*One serotype
  
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Feline panleucopenia takes its name from the severe depletion of leucocytes that results from FPV infection. As well as targeting immune cells, FPV destroys the cells of the intestinal crypts causing enteritis, villous atrophy and malabsorption. ''In utero'' infection of foetuses can occur, leading to foetal death, resorption, mummification, abortion or stillbirth. In neonatal kitten the retinal cells of the eye and the granular cells of the epithelium are rapidly dividing. Infection of these by FPV causes permanent retinal dysplasia and cerebellar hypoplasia.
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====Hosts====
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*Cats
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*Mink
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*Raccoons
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*Pandas
  
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==Signalment==
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====Pathogenesis====
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Although routine [[Vaccines|vaccination]] can give almost complete control of feline panleucopenia, the disease is seen worldwide in unvaccinated populations. All domestic and exotic felids may contract FPV, as well as some exotic canids. Mink are particularly susceptible, and infection may also be seen in racoons, pandas and coatimundi. Although there are no breed or sex predilections, the severity of disease varies with age. Once maternal immunity has waned, unvaccinated, previously unexposed cats can become infected at any age. However, severe infections are most likely in kittens of 2-6 months of age, and adults usually suffer from  mild or subclinical disease.
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*Also known as '''Feline Infectious Enteritis''' and '''Feline Panleukopenia'''
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*Often fatal
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*Pyrexia, severe enteritis (often bloody), dehydration, leukopenia, anemia
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*Kittens <2 weeks show cerebellar hypoplasia
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*Kittens more susceptible than cats
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*Oral infection
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*Initial replication in pharyngeal lymphoid tissue
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*Viremia
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*Virus targets rapidly dividing cells: lymph nodes, bone marrow, crypts of small intestine
  
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==Diagnosis==
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====Epidemiology====
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A presumptive diagnosis can be made on the basis of clinical signs, vaccination status, age, exposure and the presence of a severe panleucopenia. Laboratory tests are available to confirm the diagnosis.
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*Infection by '''direct contact''' and '''fomites'''
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*Subclinical infections occur
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*Virus excretion can be persistent
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*'''Endemic worldwide'''
  
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===Clinical Signs===
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====Diagnosis====
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The clinical signs of feline panleucopenia can vary in severity, particularly between ages of cat. It is therefore important to remember that especially in adult animals, disease may be mild or even subclinical.
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*Clinical signs
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*Hematology: leukopenia
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*Can be confirmed by haemagglutination (HA) or ELISA using feces
  
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Certain elements of a patient's history may be suggestive of feline panleucopenia. For example, the animal may have recently been exposed to a potential source of infection, such as a cattery, or be a kitten obtained from a premises with a history of feline panleucopenia. Lack of vaccination, or vaccination before the demise of maternally-derived antibodies, may also point to FPV infection. Owners usually report a sudden onset of illness including '''[[vomiting]], [[diarrhoea]], depression''' and complete '''anorexia''', and cats are often said to hang their head over the food or water bowl but do not actually eat or drink.
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====Control====
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*'''Inactivated [[vaccines]]''' are available and essential for boarding
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*Administered parenterally post-weaning to induce a systemic immune response to neutralize viremia
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*Annual booster
  
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On clinical examination, cats show varying degrees of depression and are often severely dehydrated. Vomiting and diarrhoea may be apparent and body temperature can be mildly to moderately elevated or depressed in the early stages of disease. When the cat becomes severely ill, a markedly subnormal temperature is seen. Animals are often painful on abdominal palpation, and the small intestine can be felt to be either abnormally flaccid or turgid due to fluid or gas filling. A typical "hunched up" posture is adopted by affected kittens. Damage to the enteric mucosal integrity can lead to secondary infections and sepsis and perforation of the gut can cause peritonitis.
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==Parvovirus Enteritis==
  
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Infection of the pregnant queen may result in ''in utero'' infection of kittens. When this occurs in early to mid gestation, foetal death, resorbtion, abortion or mummification can occur. Infection of kittens in late gestation or early in neonatal life may give cerebellar hypoplasia. This becomes apparent at around 10-14 days old. Affected kittens are ataxic with a wide-based stance, in-coordination and tremors, and these signs persist for life. Apart from occasional retinal dysplasia, these cats are otherwise normal and healthy and are said to make good pets.
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* [[Parvoviridae|Parvovirus]] enteritis is also know as feline infectious enteritis or feline panleucopenia
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* Since a vaccine is available, this disease is now uncommon.
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* Over the last 10/15 years this has been seen primarily in the cat, but it is now also seen [[Intestine Inflammatory - Pathology#Canine Disease|in the dog]].
  
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A per acute presentation of disease is possible, where kittens are found dead with little or no evidence of preceding enteritis.
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===Clinical===
  
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There are several differential diagnoses for feline panleucopenia. These include feline lymphoma virus, Salmonellosis and acute poisoning. Many other diseases cause vague signs which are similar to mild feline panleucopenia infection. The fact that white blood cell count is always low even in mild cases of feline panleucopenia can be used to differentiate this condition from others.
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* Manifests mainly in cats under 6 months old.
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* Common in groups of unvaccinated cats.
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===Laboratory Tests===
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** Produces big outbreaks, with [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomiting]] and pyrexia.
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On haemotology, a '''striking panleucopenia''' is the most consistent finding and [[neutrophils]] are particularly depleted. [[Leucocytes|Leucocyte]] counts are usually between 500 and 3000 cells per decilitre. Routine biochemistry is not associated with any specific changes.
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* Severe [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomiting]] and [[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|diarrhoea]] occur.
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** [[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|diarrhoea]] is thin, watery and foul-smelling, and may also be blood-tinged.
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Paired serum sampling should reveal a rising antibody titre to FPV during an acute infection. A CITE test can also be used to quickly detect FPV antigen in the faeces, although this is only truly licensed for use for canine parvovirus. Confirmation of diagnosis is by virus isolation or PCR of viral antigen using faeces, infected tissue, oropharyngeal swabs or post-mortem material.
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*** Animals usually die despite treatment- die from dehydration.
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* Animals suffer from fever.
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* Pancytopaenia also occures.
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** White blood cell count drops very low so as to become almost non-existent.
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*** Drops to 1/ml from 10000/ml.
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** Animals may therefore also die from other infections.
  
 
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===Pathology===
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Macroscopically, the hair coat is seen to be rough, body condition is poor and there is evidence of severe dehydration. Faecal staining may be suggestive of diarrhoea during life. The intestine itself is oedematous and petechial or ecchymotic haemorrhages may be seen on the serosal or mucosal surfaces of the jejunum and ileum. Thymic atrophy is apparent, lymph nodes are pale and oedematous and the bone marrow is gelatinous or liquid in texture. Animals infected ''in utero'' or neonatally nay show gross hypoplasia of the cerebellum.
 
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Histologically, the cells lining the intestinal crypts undergo complete necrosis and sloughing, but little inflammation is seen. The villi are shortened and blunted (villous atrophy) and fibrinous exudates may be seen on surface of the mucosa. There is an absence of lymphocytic infiltrates in all tissues and lymphoid depletion of lymph nodes, Peyer's patches and the spleen. Eosinophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies are formed during the early stages of infection, but these are usually not possible to observe on routine examination of sections. In neonatal and foetal infections, the granular and Purkinje cells of the cerebellum may be depleted.
 
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==Treatment==
 
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Treatment relies on supportive care. The aims of this are to rehydrate the animal, to re-establish electrolyte balances and to support the animal until the immune system produces antibodies to neutralise FPV. '''Intensive intra-venous fluid therapy''' is therefore essential, and fluids can be spiked with electrolytes to restore the animals balance. A blood transfusion may also be necessary if the total leucocyte count falls below 2000 cells per decilitre. The kitten should be maintained within a warm clean environment, and food withheld until the gastroenteritis is controlled, when a simple, moist diet should be gradually reintroduced. Drug therapy should involve broad-spectrum antibiosis to control secondary bacteraemias, gastric protectants, anti-emetics and B-vitamin supplements. Feline interferon omega can be helpful but is often cost-preclusive. Barrier nursing and effective cleaning and disinfection of the environment with household bleach is of paramount importance.
 
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Feline panleucopenia is completely preventable by routine vaccination of kittens. Modified live vaccines are most commonly used, and should be given once at 8-12 weeks of age, and a second time 3-4 weeks later. It has also been advised to give a third dose once the kitten is over 16 weeks of age, to ensure that maternally transferred immunity does not interfere with the vaccine. Cats older than 16 weeks at the beginning of the course need two injections only. Boosting is required at one year, and then every one to three years after the first year.
 
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==Prognosis==
 
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Most acute cases last around 5-7 days. Although prognosis is guarded during acute disease, recovery is generally rapid if death does not result. It may, however, take several weeks for the animal to regain the body condition lost during the illness.
 
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==Links==
 
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*[http://www.avma.org/animal_health/brochures/panleukopenia/panleukopenia_brochure.asp| AVMA Feline Panleuopenia Factsheet]
 
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==References==
 
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#Tilley, L.P. and Smith, F.W.K.(2004)'''The 5-minute Veterinary Consult (Third edition)''' ''Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins''.
 
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#Merck & Co (2008) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual (Eighth Edition)''' ''Merial''
 
  
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* Virus targets crypt cells and lymphoid areas.
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** Causes [[Intestine Inflammatory - Pathology#Villus Atrophy|villus atrophy]].
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* In the cat, the intestine is thickened, turgid and swollen.
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** Has a pale, dull and mottled appearance.
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** The contents are rather dry -  this gets worse lower down the gut. 
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* Areas of depression in the mucosa can be seen in the upper small bowel.
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** Due to necrosis of tissue overlying Peyers patch.
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* Lower down in the gut, enteritis is apparent.
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** Cat- fibrinous.
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** Dog- haemorrhagic.
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*** Blood in lumen.
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** Inflammation sometimes doesn't appear very severe.
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* There may be very few lesions
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** Histology is usually required for diagnosis.
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* A '''radiomimetic virus'''.
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**  Affects all rapidly dividing cells and destroys them.
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*** E.g. epithelium in the base of the crypts of [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]] are killed.
  
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* The crypt lining cells undergo complete necrosis, but very little inflammation occurs.
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** Collapse of villous architecture.
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* May be fibrinous exudates on surface of mucosa.
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* The submucosa and lamina propria are not affected and are left intact.
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** Many [[Neutrophils - WikiBlood|neutrophils]] in the lamina propria.
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* Cyst-like structures are seen in the deepest parts of  the glands of the intestinal mucosa, if the animal survives for more than a few days.
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** Flattened epithelial cells line these cystic glands.
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*** Are enterocytes trying to repair the damage.
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*** However, animals usually die from dehydration or secondary infection before the mucosa recovers.
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* Inclusion bodies may be seen, but these are very hard to find. 
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* May get [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood|lymphocyte]] invasion of mucosa.
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* [[Lymph Nodes - Anatomy & Physiology|Lymph nodes]] appear pale and oedematous, and almost aplastic.
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* [[Bone Marrow - Anatomy & Physiology|Bone marrow]] appears pale and fatty looking and is depleted of cells.
  
  
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Revision as of 21:24, 1 June 2010


 This article is still under construction.


Antigenicity

  • One serotype

Hosts

  • Cats
  • Mink
  • Raccoons
  • Pandas

Pathogenesis

  • Also known as Feline Infectious Enteritis and Feline Panleukopenia
  • Often fatal
  • Pyrexia, severe enteritis (often bloody), dehydration, leukopenia, anemia
  • Kittens <2 weeks show cerebellar hypoplasia
  • Kittens more susceptible than cats
  • Oral infection
  • Initial replication in pharyngeal lymphoid tissue
  • Viremia
  • Virus targets rapidly dividing cells: lymph nodes, bone marrow, crypts of small intestine

Epidemiology

  • Infection by direct contact and fomites
  • Subclinical infections occur
  • Virus excretion can be persistent
  • Endemic worldwide

Diagnosis

  • Clinical signs
  • Hematology: leukopenia
  • Can be confirmed by haemagglutination (HA) or ELISA using feces

Control

  • Inactivated vaccines are available and essential for boarding
  • Administered parenterally post-weaning to induce a systemic immune response to neutralize viremia
  • Annual booster

Parvovirus Enteritis

  • Parvovirus enteritis is also know as feline infectious enteritis or feline panleucopenia
  • Since a vaccine is available, this disease is now uncommon.
  • Over the last 10/15 years this has been seen primarily in the cat, but it is now also seen in the dog.

Clinical

  • Manifests mainly in cats under 6 months old.
  • Common in groups of unvaccinated cats.
    • Produces big outbreaks, with vomiting and pyrexia.
  • Severe vomiting and diarrhoea occur.
    • diarrhoea is thin, watery and foul-smelling, and may also be blood-tinged.
      • Animals usually die despite treatment- die from dehydration.
  • Animals suffer from fever.
  • Pancytopaenia also occures.
    • White blood cell count drops very low so as to become almost non-existent.
      • Drops to 1/ml from 10000/ml.
    • Animals may therefore also die from other infections.

Pathology

Gross

  • Virus targets crypt cells and lymphoid areas.
  • In the cat, the intestine is thickened, turgid and swollen.
    • Has a pale, dull and mottled appearance.
    • The contents are rather dry - this gets worse lower down the gut.
  • Areas of depression in the mucosa can be seen in the upper small bowel.
    • Due to necrosis of tissue overlying Peyers patch.
  • Lower down in the gut, enteritis is apparent.
    • Cat- fibrinous.
    • Dog- haemorrhagic.
      • Blood in lumen.
    • Inflammation sometimes doesn't appear very severe.
  • There may be very few lesions
    • Histology is usually required for diagnosis.
  • A radiomimetic virus.
    • Affects all rapidly dividing cells and destroys them.

Histological

  • The crypt lining cells undergo complete necrosis, but very little inflammation occurs.
    • Collapse of villous architecture.
  • May be fibrinous exudates on surface of mucosa.
  • The submucosa and lamina propria are not affected and are left intact.
  • Cyst-like structures are seen in the deepest parts of the glands of the intestinal mucosa, if the animal survives for more than a few days.
    • Flattened epithelial cells line these cystic glands.
      • Are enterocytes trying to repair the damage.
      • However, animals usually die from dehydration or secondary infection before the mucosa recovers.
  • Inclusion bodies may be seen, but these are very hard to find.
  • May get lymphocyte invasion of mucosa.
  • Lymph nodes appear pale and oedematous, and almost aplastic.
  • Bone marrow appears pale and fatty looking and is depleted of cells.
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