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Prevalence of Korean cats with natural feline coronavirus infections by Dong-Jun An; Hye-Young Jeoung; WooSeog Jeong; Jee-Yong Park; Myoung-Heon Lee; Bong-Kyun Park is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background Feline coronavirus is comprised of two pathogenic biotypes consisting of feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) and feline enteric coronavirus (FECV), which are both divided into two serotypes. To examine the prevalence of Korean cats infected with feline coronavirus (FCoV) type I and II, fecal samples were obtained from 212 cats (107 pet and 105 feral) in 2009. ## Results Fourteen cats were FCoV-positive, including infections with type I FCoV (n = 8), type II FCoV (n = 4), and types I and II co-infection (n = 2). Low seroprevalences (13.7%, 29/212) of FCoV were identified in chronically ill cats (19.3%, 16/83) and healthy cats (10.1%, 13/129). ## Conclusions Although the prevalence of FCoV infection was not high in comparison to other countries, there was a higher prevalence of type I FCoV in Korean felines. The prevalence of FCoV antigen and antibody in Korean cats are expected to gradually increase due to the rising numbers of stray and companion cats.
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- Author
- Dong-Jun An; Hye-Young Jeoung; WooSeog Jeong; Jee-Yong Park; Myoung-Heon Lee; Bong-Kyun Park
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2004-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1743-422X)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)