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Prevalence of selected infectious disease agents in stray cats in Catalonia, Spain
Ravicini, Sara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Pastor Milán, Josep (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals)
Hawley, Jennifer (Colorado State University)
Brewer, Melissa (Colorado State University)
Castro-López, Jorge (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Hospital Clínic Veterinari)
Beall, Melissa (IDEXX Laboratories)
Lappin, Michael R. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Data: 2016
Resum: The objective of the current study was to investigate the prevalence rates of the following infectious agents in 116 stray cats in the Barcelona area of Spain: Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Bartonella species, Borrelia burgdorferi, Chlamydia felis, Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia species, feline calicivirus (FCV), feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1), feline leukaemia virus (FeLV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), haemoplasmas, Mycoplasma species and Rickettsia species. Serum antibodies were used to estimate the prevalence of exposure to A phagocytophilum, Bartonella species, B burgdorferi, Ehrlichia species and FIV; serum antigens were used to assess for infection by D immitis and FeLV; and molecular assays were used to amplify nucleic acids of Anaplasma species, Bartonella species, C felis, D immitis, Ehrlichia species, FCV, FHV-1, haemoplasmas, Mycoplasma species and Rickettsia species from blood and nasal or oral swabs. Of the 116 cats, 63 (54. 3%) had evidence of infection by Bartonella species, FeLV, FIV or a haemoplasma. Anaplasma species, Ehrlichia species or Rickettsia species DNA was not amplified from these cats. A total of 18/116 cats (15. 5%) were positive for FCV RNA (six cats), Mycoplasma species DNA (six cats), FHV-1 DNA (three cats) or C felis DNA (three cats). This study documents that shelter cats in Catalonia are exposed to many infectious agents with clinical and zoonotic significance, and that flea control is indicated for cats in the region.
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Llengua: Anglès
Document: Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicat a: Journal of feline medicine and surgery open reports, Vol. 2 (february 2016) , ISSN 2055-1169

DOI: 10.1177/2055116916634109
PMID: 28491415


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