feline panleukopenia

noun

Examples of feline panleukopenia in a Sentence

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After unprecedented intake numbers in the shelter, cases of a virus called feline panleukopenia have skyrocketed amongst cats in the shelter since July. Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2023 Feline parvovirus causes an illness called feline panleukopenia, which likely contributed to the deaths of P-100 and P-102, the park service said. Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2022 Last week, the shelter took in 133 cats from a single-dwelling hoarding case, and on Tuesday the cats tested positive for feline panleukopenia, which is a highly contagious virus that mostly affects unvaccinated kittens. Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, 13 Oct. 2021 According to Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation, the 3-month-old kittens suffered from feline panleukopenia — the feline version of the parvo virus. Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 31 May 2018 According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, feline panleukopenia (FP) is a highly contagious virus that attacks cells that rapidly divide like those found in bone marrow, intestines and developing unborn kittens. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 10 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of feline panleukopenia was circa 1943

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“Feline panleukopenia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feline%20panleukopenia. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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feline panleukopenia

noun
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