Recent Epidemiological Status of Feline Upper Respiratory Infections in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Michiru HASHIMOTO²  Masami MOCHIZUKI²  Kazuo KAWAKAMI³  Takuo ISHIDA¹ 

[1] Akasaka Animal Hospital;Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Kyoritsu Shoji Corporation;Tsukuba Central Laboratories, Kyoritsu Shoji Corporation

关键词: Chlamydia psittaci;    feline calicivirus;    feline herpesvirus;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.62.801

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(29)Cited-By(19)Epidemiology of upper respiratory infections of cats was studied. Nasal, ocular, and oral swabs collected from 111 cats presented at animal hospitals during the past 2.5 years were examined. Twenty-four (21.6%) and 4 (3.6%) cats were diagnosed as feline calicivirus (FCV) infection and feline viral rhinotracheitis, respectively, indicating FCV is more prevalent than feline herpesvirus-1, which revealed a considerable shift from data obtained in 1970s. Cat sera immunized by using vaccines containing either FCV F9 or 255 strains neutralized 42.9% and 66.70f the FCV isolates, respectively. Chlamydia psittaci, examined by a PCR assay amplifying the ompA gene, was found in 26.90f 26 diseased cats that typically showed conjunctivitis and rhinitis.

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