Prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and feline enteric coronavirus (FECV) in shelter-housed cats in the Central Valley of California, USA.

IF 1.3 Q2 VETERINARY SCIENCES
Veterinary Record Open Pub Date : 2023-10-20 eCollection Date: 2023-12-01 DOI:10.1002/vro2.73
Daniel Chen, Andrés M López-Pérez, Karen M Vernau, David J Maggs, Soohyun Kim, Janet Foley
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Background: Non-human animals are natural hosts for the virus causing COVID-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2]) and a diversity of species appear susceptible to infection. Cats are of particular concern because of their close affiliation with humans and susceptibility to infection. Cats also harbour feline enteric coronavirus (FECV). Our objectives were to document the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and FECV in feline populations with high turnover and movement among households in the Central Valley of California, USA.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of 128 shelter and foster cats and kittens in the Central Valley of California was performed from July to December 2020. PCR was performed on rectal and oropharyngeal samples to detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA and on rectal samples to detect FECV RNA.

Results: Among 163 rectal and oropharyngeal fluid samples gathered from sheltered and fostered cats and kittens in central California, SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acids were not detected from any cat or kitten. In contrast, FECV nucleic acids were detected in 18% of shelter-housed cats; 83% of these positive samples were collected from cats housed in adjacent cages.

Conclusions: These data may be helpful when considering the allocation of resources to minimise the harm of FECV and SARS-CoV-2 in household pets and shelter environments.

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美国加利福尼亚州中央山谷收容所猫中严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2型(严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒-2型)和猫肠道冠状病毒(FECV)的患病率。
背景:非人类动物是导致新冠肺炎的病毒(严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2))的自然宿主,多种物种似乎容易感染。猫特别令人担忧,因为它们与人类有着密切的关系,容易感染。猫也携带猫肠道冠状病毒(FECV)。我们的目标是记录美国加利福尼亚州中央山谷家庭中流动性和流动性较高的猫科动物群体中严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2型和急性呼吸系统炎症综合征的患病率。方法:2020年7月至12月,对加利福尼亚州中央谷的128只收容所和寄养猫和小猫进行了横断面研究。对直肠和口咽样本进行PCR以检测严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2型RNA,并对直肠样本进行FECV RNA检测。结果:在从加利福尼亚州中部受保护和寄养的猫和小猫身上采集的163份直肠和口咽液样本中,没有从任何猫或小猫身上检测到严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2型核酸。相比之下,在18%的收容所猫身上检测到了FECV核酸;83%的阳性样本是从相邻笼子里的猫身上采集的。结论:在考虑资源分配时,这些数据可能有助于最大限度地减少家庭宠物和收容所环境中FECV和严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2型的危害。
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Veterinary Record Open
Veterinary Record Open VETERINARY SCIENCES-
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3.00
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25
审稿时长
19 weeks
期刊介绍: Veterinary Record Open is a journal dedicated to publishing specialist veterinary research across a range of topic areas including those of a more niche and specialist nature to that considered in the weekly Vet Record. Research from all disciplines of veterinary interest will be considered. It is an Open Access journal of the British Veterinary Association.
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