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.

Autor: Chen D; Department of Medicine and Epidemiology School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis California USA., López-Pérez AM; Department of Medicine and Epidemiology School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis California USA.; Red de Biología y Conservación de Vertebrados Instituto de Ecología Xalapa México., Vernau KM; Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis California USA., Maggs DJ; Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis California USA., Kim S; William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis California USA., Foley J; Department of Medicine and Epidemiology School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis California USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Veterinary record open [Vet Rec Open] 2023 Oct 20; Vol. 10 (2), pp. e73. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 20 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1002/vro2.73
Abstrakt: 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.
Competing Interests: The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.
(© 2023 The Authors. Veterinary Record Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Veterinary Association.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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