Serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii, feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukaemia virus in urban stray cats in Belgium

Three hundred and forty-six serum samples taken between 1998 and 2000 from urban stray cats in the city of Ghent were tested for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), and antigens of feline leukemia virus (FeLV). Of these 346 samples, 243 (70.2 per cent) were serop...

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Published in:Veterinary record 2002-11, Vol.151 (21), p.626-629
Main Authors: Dorny, P, Speybroeck, N, Verstraete, S, Baeke, M, De Becker, A, Berkvens, D, Vercruysse, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan - analysis
Antibodies, Viral - analysis
Belgium - epidemiology
Cat Diseases - epidemiology
Cat Diseases - immunology
Cat Diseases - parasitology
Cat Diseases - virology
Cats
Female
Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline - immunology
Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline - isolation & purification
Lentivirus Infections - epidemiology
Lentivirus Infections - immunology
Lentivirus Infections - veterinary
Leukemia Virus, Feline - immunology
Leukemia Virus, Feline - isolation & purification
Leukemia, Feline - epidemiology
Leukemia, Feline - immunology
Leukemia, Feline - virology
Male
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Toxoplasma - immunology
Toxoplasma - isolation & purification
Toxoplasmosis, Animal - epidemiology
Urban Health
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Summary:Three hundred and forty-six serum samples taken between 1998 and 2000 from urban stray cats in the city of Ghent were tested for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), and antigens of feline leukemia virus (FeLV). Of these 346 samples, 243 (70.2 per cent) were seropositive for Tgondii. Thirty-nine cats (11.3 per cent) had antibodies against FIV and 13 (3.8 per cent) had circulating antigens of FeLV. Fewer of the female cats had FIV and heavier cats had a higher seroprevalence of FIV. Exact logistic regression showed that cats that were infected with FIV were more likely to be infected with T gondii (P = 0.04), and the cats with FIV had a higher titre of Tgondii antibodies than FIV-negative animals. However, FeLV was not associated with either T gondii or FIV.
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.151.21.626