Feline foamy virus transmission in tsushima leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) on Tsushima island, Japan

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dc.contributor.authorAbuEed, Loai
dc.contributor.authorMakundi, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorMiyake, Ariko
dc.contributor.authorKawasaki, Junna
dc.contributor.authorMinoura, Chisa
dc.contributor.authorKoshida, Yushi
dc.contributor.authorNishigaki, Kazuo
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-05T12:21:05Z
dc.date.available2023-04-05T12:21:05Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-24
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractTsushima leopard cats (TLC; Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) only inhabit Tsushima Island, Nagasaki, Japan and are critically endangered and threatened by infectious diseases. The feline foamy virus (FFV) is widely endemic in domestic cats. Therefore, its transmission from domestic cats to TLCs may threaten the TLC population. Thus, this study aimed to assess the possibility that domestic cats could transmit FFV to TLCs. Eighty-nine TLC samples were screened, and FFV was identified in seven (7.86%). To assess the FFV infection status of domestic cats, 199 domestic cats were screened; 14.07% were infected. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the FFV partial sequence from domestic cats and TLC sequences clustered in one clade, suggesting that the two populations share the same strain. The statistical data minimally supported the association between increased infection rate and sex (p = 0.28), indicating that FFV transmission is not sex dependent. In domestic cats, a significant difference was observed in FFV detection in feline immunodeficiency virus (p = 0.002) and gammaherpesvirus1 infection statuses (p = 0.0001) but not in feline leukemia virus infection status (p = 0.21). Monitoring FFV infection in domestic cats and TLC populations is highly recommended as part of TLC surveillance and management strategies.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI (grant number: 20H03152).en_US
dc.identifier.citationAbuEed, L.; Makundi, I.; Miyake, A.; Kawasaki, J.; Minoura, C.; Koshida, Y.; Nishigaki, K. Feline Foamy Virus Transmission in Tsushima Leopard Cats (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) on Tsushima Island, Japan. Viruses 2023, 15, 835. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15040835en_US
dc.identifier.issn10.3390/v15040835
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5171
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesViruses;Viruses 2023, 15, 835
dc.subjectFoamy virusen_US
dc.subjectFelineen_US
dc.subjectTsushima leopard caten_US
dc.subjectDomestic caten_US
dc.subjectTsushima Islanden_US
dc.subjectFFVen_US
dc.subjectMolecular epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleFeline foamy virus transmission in tsushima leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) on Tsushima island, Japanen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://doi.org/10.3390/v15040835en_US

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