Hwang Jusun, Gottdenker Nicole, Oh Dae-Hyun, Lee Hang, Chun Myung-Sun
Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA30602, USA.
Research institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
J Vet Sci. 2017 Dec 31;18(4):541-545. doi: 10.4142/jvs.2017.18.4.541.
In this study, we examine prevalences of three infectious pathogens with different transmission modes (, hemoplasma, and ) in feral cats from urban and rural habitats. Infection status of the three pathogens in blood samples (n = 117) was determined through molecular or serological diagnostic methods. Overall prevalence of hemoplasma, , and was 47.9%, 50%, and 35.7%, respectively. Comparing the two habitats, only seroprevalence of was significantly higher in urban cats. Based on the results, we discuss how pathogens with distinct transmission modes may show different prevalence between urban and rural habitat types.
在本研究中，我们调查了来自城市和农村栖息地的野生猫科动物中三种具有不同传播方式的传染性病原体（血巴尔通体、[病原体名称缺失]和[病原体名称缺失]）的流行情况。通过分子或血清学诊断方法确定了117份血液样本中这三种病原体的感染状况。血巴尔通体、[病原体名称缺失]和[病原体名称缺失]的总体流行率分别为47.9%、50%和35.7%。比较这两种栖息地，仅[病原体名称缺失]的血清阳性率在城市猫中显著更高。基于这些结果，我们讨论了具有不同传播方式的病原体在城市和农村栖息地类型之间可能如何表现出不同的流行情况。
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