Prevalence of feline herpesvirus 1, feline calicivirus and Chlamydophila felis in clinically normal cats at a Korean animal shelter.
- Author:
Byeong Teck KANG
1
;
Hee Myung PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Short Communication ; Comparative Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords: Chlamydophila felis; feline calicivirus; feline herpesvirus-1
- MeSH: Animals; Caliciviridae/genetics; Caliciviridae Infections/epidemiology/*veterinary; Cat Diseases/*epidemiology/*microbiology/*virology; Cats; Chlamydophila/genetics; Chlamydophila Infections/epidemiology/*veterinary; DNA Primers/genetics; Herpesviridae/genetics; Herpesviridae Infections/epidemiology/*veterinary; Housing, Animal; Korea/epidemiology; Prevalence; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- From:Journal of Veterinary Science 2008;9(2):207-209
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The prevalence of feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1), feline calicivirus (FCV), and Chlamydophila (C.) felis was studied in cats of an animal shelter in Korea. Total 78 cats without ocular and upper respiratory tract disease were examined. Specimens were obtained from ocular conjunctiva and oropharynx. Using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and reverse transcription PCR, three pathogens were simultaneously detected. In examined 78 cats, 49 (63%) cats were positive for FHV-1. However, all specimens were negative for C. felis and FCV. In conclusion, many cats recovered from FHV-1 infection remain subclinical carriers in shelter environment.
