Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế về bệnh thú y đề tài: Prevalence of feline herpesvirus 1, feline calicivirus and Chlamydophila felis in clinically normal cats at a Korean animal shelter | J. Vet. Sci. 2008 9 2 207-209 JOURNAL OF Short Communication Veterinary Science Prevalence of feline herpesvirus 1 feline calicivirus and Chlamydophila felis in clinically normal cats at a Korean animal shelter Byeong-Teck Kang Hee-Myung Park Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine Konkuk University Seoul 143-701 Korea The prevalence of feline herpesvirus-1 FHV-1 feline calicivirus FCV and Chlamydophila C. felis was studied in cats of an animal shelter in Korea. Total 78 cats without ocular and upper respiratory tract disease were examined. Specimens were obtained from ocular conjunctiva and oropharynx. Using multiplex polymerase chain reaction PCR and reverse transcription PCR three pathogens were simultaneously detected. In examined 78 cats 49 63 cats were positive for FHV-1. However all specimens were negative for C. felis and FCV. In conclusion many cats recovered from FHV-1 infection remain subclinical carriers in shelter environment. Keywords Chlamydophila felis feline calicivirus feline herpesvirus-1 Feline herpesvirus type 1 FHV-1 is the most frequent cause of conjunctivitis and it also induces corneal ulcers stromal keratitis corneal sequestration and keratoconjunctivitis sicca in cats 14 . Chlamydophila C. felis previously called Chlamydia psittaci is another major conjunctival pathogen 13 . Feline calicivirus FCV is an unlikely and minor primary conjunctival pathogen 9 . It is considered to be the most common upper respiratory tract disease URTD associated pathogen in cats 16 . The prevalence of FHV-1 FCV and C. felis in cats throughout the world has been frequently reported 1-3 5 6 12 15 16 . However there have been relatively fewer of these studies for clinically normal cats in a shelter environment 1 5 11 and no such research has been done in Korea. The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of FHV-1 FCV and C. felis in clinically normal cats of a Korean animal shelter by performing multiplex reverse .
