Feline morbillivirus was first identified in healthy and diseased stray cats captured in Hong Kong. Recently, it was demonstrated that the virus circulates within cat populations in Japan, Italy, Germany, and the USA. Importantly, an association between feline morbillivirus infection and chronic kidney disease was suggested by histological analysis of kidney tissue of infected cats. The aim of this study was to verify the presence and examine the genetic diversity of feline morbilliviruses associated with infections of domestic cats in Brazil. Seventeen cats without clinical manifestations of urinary tract diseases from a multi-cat household and 35 random client-owned cats admitted to the Teaching Veterinary Hospital for a variety of reasons were evaluated for paramyxoviral infection and the presence of uropathy. A fragment of the paramyxoviral L gene was amplified from urine samples using a reverse transcription semi-nested PCR assay. For the first time, we detected a feline morbillivirus strain that was genetically related to viral strains previously characterized in Japan in urine samples from cats in South America, in Brazil. This together with the recent description of feline morbillivirus identification within cat populations in the USA, suggests a possible widespread distribution of this viral agent on the American continent. Our data demonstrated feline morbillivirus RNA shedding mostly in the urine of cats without clinical, laboratorial, or ultrasonographic signs of urinary tract diseases. In contrast to previously published findings that associated feline morbillivirus infection with chronic kidney disease, we did not observe a clear relationship between feline morbillivirus RNA shedding in urine and kidney disease in the cats evaluated.

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RESUMO:Objetivou-se a descrição do diagnóstico e tratamento cirúrgico de quatro casos de fimose e um caso de parafimose em cavalos, todos com histórico de laceração e formação de fibrose na região prepucial e pênis com pelo menos três meses de evolução. O diagnóstico preciso de fimose e parafimose devido à formação de tecido de granulação exuberante foi possível somente após a inspeção física local seguida de biópsia e análise histopatológica do tecido. O tratamento empregado de circuncisão e da ressecção cirúrgica do tecido de granulação exuberante da glande do pênis foram eficazes para resolução dos quadros clínicos. O pronto atendimento clínico adequado após a ocorrência da laceração do prepúcio e do pênis poderia ter evitado o desenvolvimento dos quadros clínicos de fimose e parafimose.Palavras-chave: cavalo, laceração, cicatriz, prepúcio, pênis.ABSTRACT: It aims to describe the diagnosis and surgical treatment of four cases of phimosis and one case of paraphimosis in horses. All animals presented history of laceration and fibrosis formation in the penis and preputial region with at least three months. Precise diagnosis of phimosis and paraphimosis due to formation of exuberant granulation tissue was possible only after local physical inspection followed by tissue biopsy and histopathological analysis. The circumcision and exuberant granulation tissue resection of the glans penis were effective in the treatment. Prompt clinical care after the laceration of the prepuce and penis could have prevented phimosis and paraphimosis development.

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