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Felis catus gammaherpesvirus 1; a widely endemic potential pathogen of domestic cats
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posted on 2023-05-18, 02:47 authored by Beatty, JA, Troyer, RM, Scott CarverScott Carver, Barrs, VR, Espinasse, F, Conradi, O, Stutzman-Rodriguez, K, Chan, CC, Tasker, S, Lappin, MR, VandeWoude, SFelis catus gammaherpesvirus 1 (FcaGHV1), recently discovered in the USA, was detected in domestic cats in Australia (11.4%, 95% confidence interval 5.9–19.1, n=110) and Singapore (9.6%, 95% confidence interval 5.9–14.6, n=176) using qPCR. FcaGHV1 qPCR positive cats were 2.8 times more likely to be sick than healthy. Risk factors for FcaGHV1 detection included being male, increasing age and coinfection with pathogenic retroviruses, feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) or feline leukaemia virus. FcaGHV1 DNA was detected in multiple tissues from infected cats with consistently high virus loads in the small intestine. FcaGHV1 viral load was significantly higher in FIV-infected cats compared with matched controls, mimicking increased Epstein–Barr virus loads in human immunodeficiency virus-infected humans. FcaGHV1 is endemic in distant geographic regions and is associated with being sick and with coinfections. Horizontal transmission of FcaGHV1 is supported, with biting being a plausible route. A pathogenic role for FcaGHV1 in domestic cats is supported.
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Publication title
VirologyVolume
460-461Pagination
100-107ISSN
0042-6822Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Academic Press Inc Elsevier SciencePlace of publication
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