An etiological investigation of domestic cats with conjunctivitis and upper respiratory tract disease in Japan

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作者
Cai, Y [1 ]
Fukushi, H [1 ]
Koyasu, S [1 ]
Kuroda, E [1 ]
Yamaguchi, T [1 ]
Hirai, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Gifu Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Vet Microbiol, Gifu 5011193, Japan
关键词
Chlamydophila felis; conjunctivitis; FCV; FHV-1; upper respiratory tract disease (URTD);
D O I
10.1292/jvms.64.215
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
Chlamydophila felis (C felis), feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1) and feline calicivirus (FCV) were detected in 39 (59.1%), 11 (16.7%) and 14 (21.2%) cats respectively, from 66 domestic cats presented with conjunctivitis and upper respiratory tract disease (URTD) in 9 prefectures of Japan. Dual and multiple infections were found in 7 (10.6%) cats with both C. felis and FHV-1, 10 (15.2%) cats with both C felis and FCV, and 1 (1.5%) cat with all three agents. C. felis was isolated from I I (28.2%) of 39 PCR positive cats. Antigenic difference was found in a 96 kDa protein of our isolates and Fe/145 strain isolated in USA. In conclusion, C. felis is the most common agent of feline conjunctivitis and URTD, and the coinfection with C felis, FHV-1 and FCV are also common in cats in Japan.
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