<i>Chlamydia</i>infection in cats in New Zealand

Gruffydd-Jones, TJ; Jones, B. R.; Hodge, Hugh L.; Rice, Maxine; Gething, M.A.

doi:10.1080/00480169.1995.35890

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“…They all typically suffered from conjunctivitis, and the second most frequent clinical sign was rhinitis found in 6 cats. The present prevalence rate (26.9%) was as high as those reported in Australia [28], Britain [16,29], Canada [14], Japan [6,21], New Zealand [7], and the U.S. [19] where cats with the URI or ocular disease were subjects of investigation. In contrast, the prevalence in healthy cat population was relatively low [8].…”

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Recent Epidemiological Status of Feline Upper Respiratory Infections in Japan.

Mochizuki

Kawakami

Hashimoto

et al. 2000

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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ABSTRACT. Epidemiology of upper respiratory infections of cats was studied. Nasal, ocular, and oral swabs collected from 111 cats presented at animal hospitals during the past 2.5 years were examined. Twenty-four (21.6%) and 4 (3.6%) cats were diagnosed as feline calicivirus (FCV) infection and feline viral rhinotracheitis, respectively, indicating FCV is more prevalent than feline herpesvirus-1, which revealed a considerable shift from data obtained in 1970s. Cat sera immunized by using vaccines containing either FCV F9 or 255 strains neutralized 42.9% and 66.7% of the FCV isolates, respectively. Chlamydia psittaci, examined by a PCR assay amplifying the ompA gene, was found in 26.9% of 26 diseased cats that typically showed conjunctivitis and rhinitis.KEY WORDS: Chlamydia psittaci, feline calicivirus, feline herpesvirus.

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Recent Epidemiological Status of Feline Upper Respiratory Infections in Japan.

Mochizuki

Kawakami

Hashimoto

et al. 2000

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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“…C. felis is currently recognized as primarily an ocular pathogen causing conjunctivitis but continues to be isolated from cats with respiratory tract disease. Reported infection rates range from 1% to 5% of cats without signs of URI to 10-30% of cats with conjunctivitis or URI (Wills et al, 1988;Gruffydd-Jones et al, 1995;Sykes et al, 1999;Low et al, 2007;McManus et al, 2014).…”

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Infectious diseases in large-scale cat hoarding investigations

Polak

Levy

Crawford

et al. 2014

The Veterinary Journal

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Animal hoarders accumulate animals in over-crowded conditions without adequate nutrition, sanitation, and veterinary care. As a result, animals rescued from hoarding frequently have a variety of medical conditions including respiratory infections, gastrointestinal disease, parasitism, malnutrition, and other evidence of neglect. The purpose of this study was to characterize the infectious diseases carried by clinically affected cats and to determine the prevalence of retroviral infections among cats in large-scale cat hoarding investigations. Records were reviewed retrospectively from four large-scale seizures of cats from failed sanctuaries from November 2009 through March 2012. The number of cats seized in each case ranged from 387 to 697. Cats were screened for feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in all four cases and for dermatophytosis in one case. A subset of cats exhibiting signs of upper respiratory disease or diarrhea had been tested for infections by PCR and fecal flotation for treatment planning. Mycoplasma felis (78%), calicivirus (78%), and Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (55%) were the most common respiratory infections. Feline enteric coronavirus (88%), Giardia (56%), Clostridium perfringens (49%), and Tritrichomonas foetus (39%) were most common in cats with diarrhea. The seroprevalence of FeLV and FIV were 8% and 8%, respectively. In the one case in which cats with lesions suspicious for dermatophytosis were cultured for Microsporum canis, 69/76 lesional cats were culture-positive; of these, half were believed to be truly infected and half were believed to be fomite carriers. Cats from large-scale hoarding cases had high risk for enteric and respiratory infections, retroviruses, and dermatophytosis. Case responders should be prepared for mass treatment of infectious diseases and should implement protocols to prevent transmission of feline or zoonotic infections during the emergency response and when transferring the rescued cats to other shelters or to adopters.

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“…Cats could play an important role in transmission of chlamydiosis to humans. These bacteria can also be isolated in cats with no clinical signs (Gruffydd‐Jones et al., 1995; Di Francesco et al., 2004b; Holst et al., 2006). Identification of infected cats, good hygienic conditions and prompt treatment of infected cats play an important role in prevention of zoonotic transmission of chlamydiosis.…”

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Chlamydophila felisin Cats – Are the Stray Cats Dangerous Source of Infection?

Halánová

Sulinová

Čisláková

et al. 2011

Zoonoses and Public Health

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Chlamydophila felis is a causative agent of acute or chronic conjunctivitis, and pneumonia in cats. Natural transmission mostly occurs consequently to close contact with other infected cats, their aerosol and fomites. We have examined 93 cats with symptoms of acute or chronic conjunctivitis, from Košice region in Slovakia, during the period of 2 years. Conjunctival samples were obtained from 55 domestic cats (59.14%) and 38 stray cats (40.86%). Of the total number of 93 examined animals, 42 cats were positive, which represents 45.16% overall positivity. Out of the 42 positive cats, 25 cats were stray and 17 positive cats were classified as domestic, which means that of 38 stray cats, 25 were positive (which represented 65.78% positivity) and of 55 domestic cats, 17 were positive (positivity was 30.90%). Our results showed that cats, especially stray cats, could be a dangerous source of chlamydiosis for humans.

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Chlamydiainfection in cats in New Zealand

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Recent Epidemiological Status of Feline Upper Respiratory Infections in Japan.

Recent Epidemiological Status of Feline Upper Respiratory Infections in Japan.

Infectious diseases in large-scale cat hoarding investigations

Chlamydophila felisin Cats – Are the Stray Cats Dangerous Source of Infection?

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