Prevalence of feline herpesvirus 1, feline calicivirus and Chlamydophila felis in clinically normal cats at a Korean animal shelter.
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.
Kang
Byeong-Teck
BT
Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea.
Park
Hee-Myung
HM
D000818:Animals; D002139:Caliciviridae / Q000235:genetics; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology*; D002415:Cats; D023501:Chlamydophila / Q000235:genetics; D023521:Chlamydophila Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000235:genetics; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006799:Housing, Animal; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
D017931:DNA Primers