Scientists from the Vaccine Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh have succeeded in recreating a virus dangerous for domestic cats. It is called Morbillivirus or FeMV. It is known to enter the cell and infect it in the same way as other viruses such as measles. However, unlike the measles virus, morbillivirus is spread through the urine. This mechanism is similar to that of the Nipah virus, which is transmitted to humans through bats and causes deadly epidemics in Southeast Asia each year.

FeMV virus was first found in stray cats about 10 years ago. Later it began to be found in domestic cats in Europe and Asia. This virus was fully identified and identified in the USA in 2016.

The FeMV virus enters animal cells by binding to the CD150 surface protein receptor, according to a new study. At the same time, people who have had the measles vaccine are already protected from morbillivirus. But this virus can begin to spread among unvaccinated people.

Source: Ferra

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