title: Serological evidence of adenovirus infection in cats.
abstract: The widespread presence of adenoviruses in various species makes it probable that infection and the carrier state also exist in cats. On the basis of these considerations, investigations were carried out to find antibodies against adenovirus in sera from different cat populations kept under different conditions. For the antibody detection, purified adenovirus was used in an indirect ELISA. To produce positive serum, SPF cats were immunized with a purified hexon preparation. Altogether 632 field sera of different origin were tested. Among field samples, adenovirus seropositivity varied between 10-26%.
authors.affiliation: University of Veterinary Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lakatos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Farkas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Adám
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dobay
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jeney
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nász
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ongrádi
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D002213:Capsid / Q000276:immunology; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D002415:Cats; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D017921:Mastadenovirus / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; C018315:hexon capsid protein, Adenovirus