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Prevalence of Leishmania infantum and co-infections in stray cats in northern Italy.
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Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases [Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis] 2016 Apr; Vol. 45, pp. 53-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Mar 04. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Stray cats in the city of Milan, Italy, were tested for Leishmania infantum and other selected infections. Twenty-seven cats (30.0%) were seroreactive by indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT), with an antibody titer of 1:40 for 16 (17.7%) cats and 1:80 (cut-off for feline L. infantum infection) for 11 (12.2%) cats. One blood (1.1%) and one popliteal lymph node (1.1%) sample tested positive by real-time polymerase chain reaction; no oculoconjunctival swabs tested positive. Feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus, and feline coronavirus (FCoV) seroprevalence determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was 6.1, 6.1, and 39.0%, respectively. Toxoplasma gondii, Bartonella henselae, and Chlamydophila felis prevalence determined by IFAT was 29.3, 17.1, and 17.1%, respectively. The frequency of seroreactivity to L. infantum was significantly higher in FCoV-seropositive cats (OR=4.4, P=0.04). L. infantum-infected stray cats in Milan have a high seropositivity rate, comparable to that of cats in areas endemic for leishmaniosis.<br /> (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan blood
Bartonella henselae immunology
Bartonella henselae isolation & purification
Cats
Coinfection epidemiology
Coinfection microbiology
Coinfection virology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome epidemiology
Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome virology
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline immunology
Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline isolation & purification
Italy epidemiology
Leishmaniasis epidemiology
Leishmaniasis parasitology
Leishmaniasis, Visceral epidemiology
Leishmaniasis, Visceral parasitology
Leukemia Virus, Feline immunology
Leukemia Virus, Feline isolation & purification
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Toxoplasma immunology
Toxoplasma isolation & purification
Toxoplasmosis, Animal epidemiology
Toxoplasmosis, Animal parasitology
Coinfection veterinary
Leishmania infantum immunology
Leishmaniasis veterinary
Leishmaniasis, Visceral veterinary
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-1667
- Volume :
- 45
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27012922
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2016.03.001