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The condition develops before birth if a pregnant cat is exposed to the feline panleukopenia virus, leaving the kitten's cerebellum underdeveloped.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025 The owner said in the video's comments section that the black cat was diagnosed with feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) at 6 weeks old.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024 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