Abstract
(FPL) is a common contagious disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. This study was performed in the Baghdad capital city of Iraq from January 2018 -to- February 2019. Fecal and blood samples were collected from both diarrheic and non-diarrheic 180 cats, of both sexes. Hundred pet and eighty stray cats were divided into 2 groups according to their ages: > 1-year and < 1-year. Fecal samples were checked for presence of FPL virus antigens by rapid antigen test kit (immunochromatography assay) and blood samples were tested for presence of FPL virus specific antibodies by ELISA test as well as the study of blood parameters of cats. Forty cats 22.2% were infected with FPL virus by ICG assay, while a high percentage of total seropositive rate 65 (36.1%) was founded by ELISA test. Significant higher infection 27.5% and seropositive 36.7% rates were observed in cats less than one-year age. Clinically the infected cats showed multi-systemic signs and the vomiting was the more frequent sign 87.5%, hematological changes showed significant decrease in hemogram values and prolonged clotting time, the total leukocytic count was lowered in infected cats and this owing to significant decrease in absolute numbers of lymphocytes and neutrophils. In conclusion FPL virus was widely spread in Baghdad and higher infection rate was recorded in a stray cat.
Highlights
Feline panleukopenia (FPL) is a highly sever contagious viral infection of cats
In Iraq AL- Bayati [8] it was recorded an infection rate 38% in diarrheic cats, the very close rate of infection (34%) in diarrheic cats was reported in a neighboring country Iran Mosallanejad et al [9]
Four milliliters of blood were obtained from medial saphenous vein, and divided in to two tubes: first provided with ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA), for complete blood count (CBC) using blood analyzer and the other left without anticoagulant for serum collection, which achieved by centrifugation for 3000 rpm for 10 minutes
Summary
Feline panleukopenia (FPL) is a highly sever contagious viral infection of cats. It is a destructive disease of kittens cats of all ages are susceptible to infection [1]. The severity of disease depends on the immune status of population; in those, vaccination is routinely practice, few cats may be infected, whereas in non-vaccinated population the morbidity rate reaches nearly to 100% [2]. In Iraq AL- Bayati [8] it was recorded an infection rate 38% in diarrheic cats, the very close rate of infection (34%) in diarrheic cats was reported in a neighboring country Iran Mosallanejad et al [9]. FPL virus was recorded in European countries: in Belgium Garigliany et al [12] and Italy Decaro et al [13]
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