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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
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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 5 Nov. 2024.
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feline panleukopenia
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