title: Prevalence of Korean cats with natural feline coronavirus infections.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Feline coronavirus is comprised of two pathogenic biotypes consisting of feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) and feline enteric coronavirus (FECV), which are both divided into two serotypes. To examine the prevalence of Korean cats infected with feline coronavirus (FCoV) type I and II, fecal samples were obtained from 212 cats (107 pet and 105 feral) in 2009.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fourteen cats were FCoV-positive, including infections with type I FCoV (n = 8), type II FCoV (n = 4), and types I and II co-infection (n = 2). Low seroprevalences (13.7%, 29/212) of FCoV were identified in chronically ill cats (19.3%, 16/83) and healthy cats (10.1%, 13/129).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the prevalence of FCoV infection was not high in comparison to other countries, there was a higher prevalence of type I FCoV in Korean felines. The prevalence of FCoV antigen and antibody in Korean cats are expected to gradually increase due to the rising numbers of stray and companion cats.
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Anyang, Kyunggi-do,430-824. Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Hye-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Jeoung
authors.forename: WooSeog
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Jee-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Myoung-Heon
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Bong-Kyun
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D002415:Cats; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D016765:Coronavirus, Feline / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015995:Prevalence; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral