Open AccessEPIZOOTOLOGICAL FEATURES CORONAVIRUS INFECTION IN CATS
Author(s) -
N. Radzіkhovskyі,
О. Dyshkant,
O. Tolokevich,
V. Moshkivsky
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
naukovo-tehnìčnij bûletenʹ deržavnogo naukovo-doslìdnogo kontrolʹnogo ìnstitutu veterinarnih preparatìv ta kormovih dobavok ì ìnstitutu bìologìï tvarin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2664-5610
pISSN - 2410-9029
DOI - 10.36359/scivp.2021-22-2.37
Subject(s) - cats , feline infectious peritonitis , breed , coronaviridae , veterinary medicine , geography , biology , demography , virology , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , medicine , disease , zoology , pathology , sociology
The exact number of cats living on our planet is unknown, but there are reports with reference to studies conducted by French scientists from the University of Lyon (France) in 400 million domestic cats, most of which live in the United States and Brazil (93 and about 100 million. in accordance). However, according to researchers, the first place in the world in terms of the number of cats per capita is Australia (ratio of 9:10), and Ukraine is in the top 10 countries with the largest number of domestic cats.
In the mid-90s of the twentieth century, Ukraine faced a new infectious disease that affects different species of the feline family - infectious feline peritonitis (IPC), the causative agent of which is a virus of the family Coronaviridae. Animal coronaviruses have been a problem for more than 50 years, however, given their variability and large diversity, the study of this group of viruses continues today.
The article presents data on the epizootological features of coronavirus infection in cats for the period 2019 - 2020 in veterinary clinics in Zhytomyr and Kyiv. During a certain period of time, during the experiment, 115 samples were taken for the study, of which 95 animals were detected with the virus of the family Coronaviridae.
The paper highlights the results of the study of age and breed predisposition. It has been found that 2-6 month old kittens are most prone, especially breeds such as British, Persian and Scottish. Indicators of seasonality of manifestation, and also dynamics of morbidity of cats with a coronavirus infection are resulted. In the spring and summer, the peak incidence of the studied disease was noted.
According to the results of the epizootic analysis, a nosological profile of infectious diseases in cats was formed, which is represented by 8 infections, and the most frequently registered diseases are caused by viruses of the families Herpesviridae Caliciviridae and Parvoviridae.