A particularly virulent strain of calicivirus, commonly referred to as
hemorrhagic calicivirus, has appeared to pop up out of nowhere.
Isaza recalls a large outbreak of
hemorrhagic calicivirus about 10 years ago where the sentinel cat was a kitten that came from a shelter and was housed in a small animal practice.
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Viral
hemorrhagic disease is caused by a
calicivirus and, although the incubation period is up to three days, animals may die suddenly without any clinical signs.
Shelter clinicians discovered a novel strain of virulent
calicivirus in cats, and provided the first published documentation of a major outbreak of
hemorrhagic Streptococcus zooepidemicus in shelter dogs.