Author/Authors :
gür, sibel afyon kocatepe university - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of virology, TURKEY , avdatek, keziban afyonkarahisar directorate of provincial food agriculture and livestock, TURKEY
Title Of Article :
A serological investigation for Feline Panleukopenia Virus in Cats in Afyonkarahisar
Abstract :
Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPLV) infection was one of the most important viral infections of cats with worldwide dissemination. It’s presence was reported in many domestic and wild carnivor species. In this study, blood samples were collected from 151 clinically healthy stray cats in the aged among 3 months and 6 years old from five diffrent localisation at the Afyonkarahisar province, Turkey. The obtained samples were controlled using indirect FPLV ELISA test kit and 24 (15.9%) samples were found to be antibody positive. Of the sampling performed district, all of the samples collected from İhsaniye and Sandıklı were detected as negative and 27.7% (5/18) and 16.6% (1/6) values were found to be in Bolvadin and İscehisar, respectively. The most of the samples was obtained from center of the province, out of 115 cats, 18 (15.6%) were determined as positive for FPLV specific antibody. Even though presence of FPV infection has been known for a long time, this is the first serological report in Turkey.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
ELISA , Feline , Parvovirus
JournalTitle :
Kocatepe Veterinary Journal
