A type of feline coronavirus, which is not transmissible to humans, is estimated to have killed thousands of cats on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus in recent months. There are fears it could kill many cats across the world if it continues to spread.
Feline infectious peritonitis is not transmissible to humans, but is fast becoming a problem on the Mediterranean island
So far just 107 cases of FIP have been officially recorded by the agriculture ministry in the southern part of the island, but experts think the true number is much higher owing to the country’s huge stray cat population. It is thought the island’s cat population is equal to, or even exceeds, the human population of around one million.
Symptoms of the disease include fever, abdominal swelling, weakness, and occasionally aggressiveness. It is highly infectious among cats. Very few corpses of the dead cats have been found, as when cats are sick they often self-isolate and die alone.
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