Prevalence of astrovirus and parvovirus in Japanese domestic cats

Feces obtained from 204 domestic cats with gastrointestinal symptoms were genetically examined for feline astrovirus (FeAstV) and feline parvovirus (FPV), both of which are known feline gastroenteric viruses. FeAstV detection rates were significantly higher in winter (44.4%) than in other seasons, a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 2020, Vol.82(9), pp.1243-1246
Hauptverfasser: SOMA, Takehisa, OGATA, Maiko, OHTA, Kaisaku, YAMASHITA, Runa, SASAI, Kazumi
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Zusammenfassung:Feces obtained from 204 domestic cats with gastrointestinal symptoms were genetically examined for feline astrovirus (FeAstV) and feline parvovirus (FPV), both of which are known feline gastroenteric viruses. FeAstV detection rates were significantly higher in winter (44.4%) than in other seasons, and in cats under a year old (27.8%) than in a year or older ones (12.4%) (P
ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.20-0205