Prevalence of antibodies against feline coronavirus andChlamydophila felisin Swedish cats | Zendy

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Prevalence of antibodies against feline coronavirus andChlamydophila felisin Swedish cats

Author(s) -

Bodil Ström Holst,

Lena Englund,

Selma A. Palácios,

Lena Renström,

Louise Treiberg Berndtsson

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of feline medicine and surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.837

H-Index - 61

eISSN - 1532-2750

pISSN - 1098-612X

DOI - 10.1016/j.jfms.2005.12.004

Subject(s) - cats , virology , chlamydophila , coronavirus , covid-19 , antibody , felis , biology , medicine , immunology , chlamydia , outbreak , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)

Serum samples from 214 Swedish cats with no signs of infectious disease were analysed for the presence of antibodies against Chlamydophila felis (Cp felis), while 209 of these were also analysed for feline coronavirus (FCoV) antibodies. The prevalence of antibodies against Cp felis was 11%, with no significant difference between purebred and mixed breed cats. The overall prevalence of antibodies against FCoV was 31%, significantly higher among pure breed cats (65%) than among mixed breed cats (17%). A high proportion of cats with antibodies against FCoV had relatively high antibody titres, and was therefore likely to be shedding FCoV in faeces. For Cp felis, the majority of seropositive animals had relatively low antibody titres, and the risk of these animals infecting others is not known.

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