The dataset is about the Feline calicivirus (FCV) infection among cats in Switzerland. FCV is a virus that occurs worldwide in domestic cats but also in exotic felids. FCV is a highly contagious virus that is the major cause of upper respiratory disease or cat flue that affects felids. This is a complex disease caused by different viral and bacterial pathogens, i.e., FCV, FHV-1, Mycoplasma felis, Chlamydia felis and Bordetella bronchiseptica. It can be aggravated by retrovirus infections such as FeLV and FIV. This composite dynamic makes it very interesting for a BN modeling approach. The data were collected between September 2012 and April 2013.
FCVAn adapted data frame of the original dataset, which consists of 300 observations of 15 variables.
Feline Calici Virus status (0/1).
Feline Herpes Virus 1 status (0/1).
C-felis and Chlamydia felis status (0/1).
Mycoplasma felis status (0/1).
B-bronchiseptica & Bordetella bronchispetica status (0/1).
feline leukosis virus status (0/1).
feline immunodeficiency virus status (0/1).
gingivostomatitis complex status (0/1).
URTD complex (upper respiratory complex) (0/1).
vaccination status (0/1).
pedigree (0/1).
outdoor access (0/1).
sex and castrated status (M, MN, F, FS).
number of cats in the group (counts).
age in year (continuous)\.
Berger, A., Willi, B., Meli, M. L., Boretti, F. S., Hartnack, S., Dreyfus, A., ... and Hofmann-Lehmann, R. (2015). Feline calicivirus and other respiratory pathogens in cats with Feline calicivirus-related symptoms and in clinically healthy cats in Switzerland. BMC Veterinary Research, 11(1), 282.