Prevalence of feline coronavirus (FCoV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV) in Turkish cats

OĞUZOĞLU T. Ç., ŞAHNA K., ATASEVEN V. S., Muz D.

ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.57, sa.4, ss.271-274, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1501/vetfak_0000002438
  • Dergi Adı: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.271-274
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: FCoV, FeLV, cat, Turkey, IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, RISK-FACTORS, SEROPREVALENCE, INFECTION, SEROPOSITIVITY, ANTIBODIES
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of Feline Coronavirus (FCoV) with concurrent Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) infections in that had no clinical signs living in different cities of Turkey. FCoV antibodies and FeLV antigens/antibodies were investigated in cats by using ELISA. The results showed that 37 (69.8%) of cats had FCoV antibodies and 2 (3.8%) of cats had FeLV antigens, 4 (7.5%) of cats had FeLV antibodies. Additionally, the FCoV antibodies were detected in all cats having FeLV antigen (n=2) and 75% of cats having FeLV antibody (n=4). The results of study showed the presence both of FCoV and FeLV of cats in association with different age, sex living conditions and environment in Turkey.