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Detection prevalence of H5N1 avian influenza virus among stray cats in eastern China
Author(s) -
Zhao FuRong,
Zhou DongHui,
Zhang YongGuang,
Shao JunJun,
Lin Tong,
Li YangFan,
Wei Ping,
Chang HuiYun
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.24216
Subject(s) - influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , virology , enzootic , biology , cats , virus , influenza a virus , transmission (telecommunications) , veterinary medicine , medicine , electrical engineering , engineering
Since 1997, more and more cases of the infectious H5N1 avian influenza virus (AIV) in humans have been reported all over the world but the transmission of H5N1 avian influenza virus to stray cats has been little demonstrated. The objective of this pilot investigation was to determine the prevalence of H5N1 AIV antibodies in stray cats in eastern China where is the dominant enzootic H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HP AIV). A total of 1,020 nasal swab and 1,020 serum samples were collected and tested. Evidence of HPAI H5N1 virus antibodies was present in two of the 1,020 serum samples that were positive by HI assay and NT assay, respectively. The results imply little transmission and that the Clade 2.3.2 HPAIV H5N1 infections in poultry did not significantly affect the rural animal shelters or suburban environment in eastern China. In future studies, these results can be used as baseline seroepidemiological levels for H5N1 AIV among cats in China. J. Med. Virol. 87:1436–1440, 2015 . © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.