Incidence of Chlamydia spp., FIV, FeLV in Free-Roaming Cats in Slovakia.

IF 1.7 Q2 VETERINARY SCIENCES Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) Pub Date : 2024-09-19 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.2147/VMRR.S465088
Boris Vojtek, Peter Čechvala, Silvia Zemanová, Ľuboš Korytár, Marián Prokeš, Monika Drážovská, Patrícia Petroušková, Jana Kožiarská Tomčová, Anna Ondrejková
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Abstract

Purpose: Free-roaming cats represent a potential reservoir of infectious diseases. The most common co-infections of free-roaming cats include mixed viral, bacterial, fungal, yeast and parasitic infections. This study focuses on the occurrence of Chlamydia spp. feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) and their co-infections. The diseases accompanied by immune suppression, such as FIV, create favourable conditions for the onset of other diseases and co-infections. The result of co-infection may be a higher susceptibility for other pathogens, as well as the occurrence of more severe clinical symptoms.

Patients and methods: The study involved 168 (113♀ and 55♂) free-roaming adult cats during the years 2021-2022. All cats belonged to Slovak citizens with permanent residence in the Slovak Republic. Blood samples and swabs (Invasive EUROTUBO® Collection sterile swab, Deltalab O8191 Rubí, Spain) from the conjunctival sac were taken from 168 cats to be later tested by PCR and ELISA methods. Statistical analysis was also performed.

Results: The overall prevalence of Chlamydia spp. was 17.26%, of FIV 15.48%, and 5.95% of FeLV. The most significant finding in our study was 3.57% co-infection of FIV and Chlamydia spp. in tested cats.

Conclusion: The observed prevalence of Chlamydia spp. FIV and FeLV indicates that the presence of these pathogens in populations of free-roaming cats is endemic.

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斯洛伐克自由放养猫的衣原体属、FIV 和 FeLV 感染率。
目的自由活动的猫是潜在的传染病库。流浪猫最常见的合并感染包括混合病毒、细菌、真菌、酵母菌和寄生虫感染。本研究重点关注衣原体属、猫免疫缺陷病毒(FIV)、猫白血病病毒(FeLV)及其合并感染的发生情况。伴随免疫抑制的疾病,如 FIV,为其他疾病和合并感染的发生创造了有利条件。合并感染的结果可能是对其他病原体更敏感,以及出现更严重的临床症状:研究涉及 168 只(113♀ 和 55♂)自由活动的成年猫,时间为 2021-2022 年。所有猫都属于斯洛伐克公民,在斯洛伐克共和国有永久住所。从 168 只猫的结膜囊中采集了血样和拭子(侵入性 EUROTUBO® 采集无菌拭子,Deltalab O8191 Rubí,西班牙),随后用 PCR 和 ELISA 方法进行检测。此外还进行了统计分析:衣原体感染率为 17.26%,FIV 感染率为 15.48%,FeLV 感染率为 5.95%。在我们的研究中,最重要的发现是有 3.57% 的猫同时感染了 FIV 和衣原体:结论:所观察到的衣原体属、FIV 和 FeLV 感染率表明,这些病原体在自由遛养的猫群中呈地方性流行。
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