Molecular epidemiological study of gammaherpesvirus in domestic cats inJapan

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Hajime TSUJIMOTO¹  Kazuo NISHIGAKI²  Morihiro TATENO³  Masashi TAKAHASHI³  Yasuyuki ENDO³  Eri MIYAKE³ 

[1] Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, GraduateSchool of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi,Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan;Laboratory of Molecular Immunology and InfectiousDisease, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida,Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan;Laboratory of Small Animal Internal Medicine, JointFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima,Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan

关键词: cat;    gammaherpesvirus;    Japan;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.17-0039

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

Gammaherpesviruses (GHVs) are members of an emerging subfamily of the familyHerpesviridae. A recent study identified a novel GHV in domestic cats(Felis catus GHV1, FcaGHV1), and epidemiological surveys have foundthat FcaGHV1 is distributed worldwide. In this study, we investigated the prevalence ofGHVs in domestic cats in Japan with a molecular epidemiological survey. Blood samples werecollected from 1,738 domestic cats and GHV-derived DNA was detected with PCR in 1.3%(23/1,738) of the Japanese domestic cats. The FcaGHV1 detected in this study was verysimilar to FcaGHV1 detected in a domestic cat in North America. Older age (>5 yearsold) and Feline immunodeficiency virus infection were identified as riskfactors for GHV infection.

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