Infection with novel feline parvoviruses in rescued stray cats in Japan

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 87; no. 5; pp. 559 - 564
• Main Authors: IYODA, Masayo, OGATA, Maiko, SOMA, Takehisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2025; Japan Science and Technology Agency; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Animals; bocavirus; Bocavirus - genetics; Bocavirus - isolation & purification; cat; Cat Diseases - epidemiology; Cat Diseases - virology; Cats; chaphamaparvovirus; Diarrhea; Diarrhea - epidemiology; Diarrhea - veterinary; Diarrhea - virology; Feces; Feces - virology; Feline panleukopenia; Feline Panleukopenia - epidemiology; Feline Panleukopenia - virology; Feline Panleukopenia Virus - genetics; Feline Panleukopenia Virus - isolation & purification; Female; Japan; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Parvoviridae Infections - epidemiology; Parvoviridae Infections - veterinary; Parvoviridae Infections - virology; parvovirus; Parvoviruses; Virology; Japan; parvovirus; chaphamaparvovirus; Japan; bocavirus; cat

Fecal samples were obtained from cats rescued in various areas of Japan and examined to determine the presence of parvovirus (PV) genes. Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV), feline bocavirus (FBoV) types 1, 2, and 3, and feline chaphamaparvovirus were detected, whereas canine parvovirus and feline bufa...