著者

Azusa SOMEYA Ryoko FUKUSHIMA Michiko YOSHIDA Yasuyuki TANAHASHI Tangmunkhong PRAPEUK Reiko IIZUKA Hiroshi HIRAMI Atsushi MATSUDA Shunichi TAKAHASHI Goro KURITA Takashi KIMURA Misuzu SEO Masayuki FUNABA Yoshii NISHINO

出版者

公益社団法人 日本獣医学会

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.13-0349, (Released:2014-05-08)

被引用文献数

3

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Borna disease virus (BDV) infection causes neurological disease in cats. Here, we report BDV infection in 199 hospitalized domestic cats in the Tokyo area. BDV infection was evaluated by detection of plasma antibodies against BDV-p24 or -p40. BDV-specific antibodies were detected in 54 cats (27.1%). Interestingly, the percentage of seropositive cats was not significantly different among the three clinical groups, i.e., healthy (29.8%), neurologically asymptomatic disease (22.2%) and neurological disease (33.3%). The specific antibodies were present even in cats aged below one year. The seropositive ratio was constant, irrespective of age and sampling season. The present study suggests that additional factors are required for onset of Borna disease in naturally infected cats and that BDV is transmitted through vertical routes in cats.