Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii infections among cats in different living environments

被引：43

作者：

Komiya, T

Sadamasu, K

Kang, M

Tsuboshima, S

Fukushi, H

Hirai, K

机构：

[1] Kitasato Inst, Dept Res & Dev, Biol Res Ctr, Arai, Saitama 3640026, Japan

[2] Tokyo Metropolitan Res Lab Publ Hlth, Dept Microbiol, Tokyo 1690073, Japan

[3] Chonnam Natl Univ, Coll Vet Med, Kwangju, South Korea

[4] Tsuboshima Anim Hosp, Toyama 9398097, Japan

[5] Gifu Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Vet Microbiol, Gifu 50111, Japan

来源：

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE | 2003年 / 65卷 / 09期

关键词：

Coxiella burnetii; epidemiology; feline;

D O I：

10.1292/jvms.65.1047

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

The seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii infection among pet cats in Japan and Korea and stray cats in Japan was investigated by an indirect fluorescent antibody technique and PCR test. Forty-four (14.2%) of 310 pet cats in Japan were seropositive, as were 15 (41.7%) of 36 stray cats in Japan and 10 (8.6%) of 116 pet cats in Korea. The antibody positive rate in stray cats was significantly higher than that in pet cats. but there was no correlation between the rates in Japanese and Korean pet cats. In this study, the prevalence of C. burnetii infection among cats in different living environments was found and it is difficult to deny that stray cats would be one of the important sources of infection for human Q fever.

引用

页码：1047 / 1048

页数：2

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