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ArticleThe Journal of veterinary medical science2019

Molecular and serological survey of carnivore pathogens in free-roaming domestic cats of rural communities in southern Chile.

Irene Sacristán, Michael Sieg, Francisca Acuña, Emilio Aguilar, Sebastián García, María José López, Aitor Cevidanes, Ezequiel Hidalgo-Hermoso, Javier Cabello, Thomas W Vahlenkamp and 3 more

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Article in The Journal of veterinary medical science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Irene SacristánPhD Programe in Conservation Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, República 252, Santiago, Chile.
Michael SiegInstitute of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 29, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Francisca AcuñaFaculty of Veterinary and Livestock Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Avda. Santa Rosa 11735, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile.
Emilio AguilarFaculty of Veterinary and Livestock Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Avda. Santa Rosa 11735, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile.
Sebastián GarcíaFaculty of Veterinary and Livestock Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Avda. Santa Rosa 11735, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile.
María José LópezFaculty of Veterinary and Livestock Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Avda. Santa Rosa 11735, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile.
Aitor CevidanesPhD Programe in Conservation Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, República 252, Santiago, Chile.
Ezequiel Hidalgo-HermosoDepartment of Conservation and Research, Buin Zoo, Panamericana Sur Km 32, Buin, Chile.
Javier CabelloFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad San Sebastián, Patagonia Campus, Lago Panguipulli 1390, Puerto Montt, Chile.
Thomas W VahlenkampInstitute of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 29, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Javier MillánFaculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, República 252, Santiago, Chile.
Elie PoulinInstitute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile.
Constanza NapolitanoInstitute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile.
University of Chile · CLUniversidad Andrés Bello · CLInstitute of Ecology and Biodiversity · CLLeipzig University · DESan Sebastián University · CL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Owned, free-roaming domestic cats are abundant in the Chilean countryside, having high probability of contact with wildlife and potentially participating as reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens. In the present study, 131 cats from two remote study areas (Valdivia and Chiloe Island) in southern Chile were analyzed for infection/exposure to eight pathogens. Serum samples from 112 cats were tested for antigens against feline leukemia virus (FeLV antigen-ELISA) and antibodies against feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV-ELISA) and canine distemper virus (CDV-serum neutralization), yielded occurrence of 8.9, 1.7 and 0.8% respectively. The presence of DNA of five vector-borne pathogens, piroplasmids, Ehrlichia spp., Anaplasma spp., Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp. was investigated in thirty cats. Overall observed occurrence was 6.6% (2/30) for both Anaplasma platys, and B. henselae, and 3.3% (1/30) for both Bartonella sp. and Theileria equi. Observed occurrence for all vector-borne pathogens in Valdivia area was significantly higher than in Chiloe Island (5/15 vs 0/15; P=0.04). Our results represent the first description of exposure to CDV and DNA detection of T. equi and A. platys in domestic cats in Chile. The results highlight the importance of performing pathogen screening in owned, free-roaming rural cats to evaluate their potential role as reservoirs of infection and vectors for disease transmission to wildlife.

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AnimalsAnimals, WildCat DiseasesCatsChileChlorocebus aethiopsCross-Sectional StudiesDisease ReservoirsDisease VectorsDNA, ViralEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueImmunodeficiency Virus, FelineLeukemia Virus, FelineMaleDNA, Viralfeline and canine virusPCRrural free-roaming domestic catserologyvector-borne pathogen

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PMID31611482
PMCPMC6943315
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