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Feline herpesvirus 1 and feline calicivirus infections in a heterogeneous cat population of a rescue shelter.
Zicola, Angélique; Saegerman, Claude; Quatpers, Dominique et al.
2009In Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 11 (12), p. 1023-7
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Keywords :
Age Factors; Animals; Belgium/epidemiology; Caliciviridae Infections/epidemiology/veterinary; Calicivirus, Feline/isolation & purification; Cat Diseases/epidemiology/virology; Cats; Female; Herpesviridae/isolation & purification; Herpesviridae Infections/epidemiology/veterinary; Housing, Animal; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Prevalence; Respiratory Tract Infections/epidemiology/veterinary/virology; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/veterinary
Abstract :
[en] Feline herpesvirus 1 (FeHV-1) and feline calicivirus (FCV), associated with upper respiratory tract disease, are highly prevalent in cats worldwide. With the aim to investigate the importance of feline respiratory viruses in a heterogeneous population of cats, samples were taken in a rescue shelter in Liege, Belgium, between March 2005 and August 2006. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were performed to diagnose FCV and FeHV-1 infection in the sampled cats. The prevalence rate (33.1%) was higher for FCV than for FeHV-1 (20.1%) whereas prevalence rate of co-infection with both viruses was 10%. Gingivitis was more common in FCV infections (odds ratio (OR)=2.83) whereas respiratory signs were more often observed with FeHV-1 infections. The average age was significantly higher in FCV positive cats (38 months) than in FeHV-1 positive cats (29.9 months). The second and the fourth quarters of the year and the two first quarters were significantly more at risk than the others in the case of FeHV-1 and FCV infection, respectively. Age was found to be a confounding factor. High prevalence of both infections strengthens the importance of applying hygienic and preventive measures in rescue shelters where cats with an unknown status of vaccination are introduced.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Zicola, Angélique ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires > Virologie, épidémiologie et pathologie des maladies virales
Saegerman, Claude  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires > Epidémiologie et analyse des risques appl. aux sc. vétér.
Quatpers, Dominique
Viandier, Julie
Thiry, Etienne ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires > Virologie, épidémiologie et pathologie des maladies virales
Language :
English
Title :
Feline herpesvirus 1 and feline calicivirus infections in a heterogeneous cat population of a rescue shelter.
Publication date :
2009
Journal title :
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
ISSN :
1098-612X
eISSN :
1532-2750
Publisher :
W.B. Saunders, London, United Kingdom
Volume :
11
Issue :
12
Pages :
1023-7
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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