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Prevalence of feline coronavirus in two cat populations in Malaysia

Author(s) -

Saeed Pahlevan Sharif,

Siti Suri Arshad,

Mohd Hair Bejo,

Abdul Rahman Omar,

Zeenathul Nazariah Allaudin,

Mohd A. Hafidz

Publication year - 2009

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.2009.08.005

Subject(s) - cats , purebred , virology , breed , biology , veterinary medicine , coronavirus , polymerase chain reaction , medicine , covid-19 , genetics , gene , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)

The prevalence of feline coronavirus (FCoV) was studied in two catteries in Malaysia. Rectal swabs or faecal samples were collected from a total of 44 clinically healthy Persian purebred and mix-breed cats. RNA extracted from the faecal material was subjected to a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using primers flanking for a conserved region of the virus genome. The overall prevalence of FCoV infection was 84% and the infection rate was higher in Persian purebred cats (96%) than mix-breed cats (70%). There was no significant association between the age or gender of tested cats and shedding the virus. This study is the first PCR-based survey for FCoV in Malaysia and showed the ubiquitous presence of FCoV in Malaysian cat colonies.

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