Sağlıklı Görünüşlü ve Solunum Sistemi Problemli Barınak Kedilerinde Feline Herpesvirus Tip 1 (FeHV-1) Enfeksiyonu

Öz

Bu çalışmada,  sokak kedilerinin toplandığı bir barınaktaki sağlıklı görünüşlü (asemptomatik, n:54) ve solunum sistemi ve/veya konjunktivitis bulgularına sahip (semptomatik, n:21) kedilerden örneklenen nazal ve konjunktival sürüntülerde polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu (PCR) tekniği ile Feline Herpesvirus tip 1 (FeHV-1) prevalansı araştırıldı. Bu amaçla, 75 adet nazal ve 74 adet  konjunktival sürüntü olmak üzere toplam 149 adet örnek toplandı. Örneklenen kedilerin %25.3’ünde (19/75) FeHV-1 DNA’sı saptandı. Semptomatik kedilerin %47.6’sında (10/21) ve sağlıklı görünüşlü kedilerin %16.7’sinde (9/54) FeHV-1 enfeksiyonu saptandı. Sağlıklı görünüşlü ve klinik bulgulu kedilerde iki yaş grubu (>6 ay ve <6 ay yaşlı) arasındaki enfeksiyon oranları yönünden farklılıklar istatistiksel olarak değerlendirildiğinde, sağlıklı görünüşlü grupta farklılığın önemli olduğu belirlendi (P˂0.05).  Sonuç olarak, FeHV-1’in barınak kedilerinde yüksek prevalansa sahip olduğu tespit edildi. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Feline herpesvirus-1 (FeHV-1),kedi,PCR

Feline Herpesvirus Type-1 (FeHV-1) Infection in Shelter Cats with and without Respiratory Disorders

Öz

: In this study, the prevalence of Feline Herpesvirus type 1 (FeHV-1) was investigated in nasal and conjunctival swabs sampled from the shelter cats that were healthy (asymptomatic n:54) but having respiratory disorder and/or conjunctivitis (symptomatic n:21) housed in an animal shelter using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. Totally, 149 swab samples including 75 nasal and 74 conjunctival swabs were collected. The FeHV-1 DNA was positive in 25.3% (19/75) of all cats sampled. The presence of FeHV-1 infection was determined in 47.6% (10/21) of symptomatic and in 16.7% (9/54) of clinically healthy cats. Moreover, the differences in FeHV-1 infection rates were statistically significant between two age groups (>6 months and <6 months) in clinically healthy appeared cats (P<0.05). In conclusion, FeHV-1 was found prevalent in the shelter cats. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Cat,Feline herpesvirus-1 (FeHV-1),PCR

Kaynakça

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