Epidemiology of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Dogs and Cats in Taiwan
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), caused by the SFTS Virus (SFTSV), is a global health threat. SFTSV in Taiwan has only been reported in ruminants and wild animals. Thus, we aimed to investigate the infection statuses of dogs and cats, the animals with closer human interactions. Ov...
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| author | Chih-Ying Kuan Shan-Chia Ou Chao-Chin Chang Pei-Ling Kao Ruei-Sheng Tsai Porjai Rattanapanadda Tsai-Lu Lin Ken Maeda Tsun-Li Cheng Ya-Jane Lee Shih-Te Chuang Shiun-Long Lin Hsien-Yueh Liu Fong-Yuan Lin Jen-Wei Lin Wei-Li Hsu Chi-Chung Chou |
| author_facet | Chih-Ying Kuan Shan-Chia Ou Chao-Chin Chang Pei-Ling Kao Ruei-Sheng Tsai Porjai Rattanapanadda Tsai-Lu Lin Ken Maeda Tsun-Li Cheng Ya-Jane Lee Shih-Te Chuang Shiun-Long Lin Hsien-Yueh Liu Fong-Yuan Lin Jen-Wei Lin Wei-Li Hsu Chi-Chung Chou |
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| description | Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), caused by the SFTS Virus (SFTSV), is a global health threat. SFTSV in Taiwan has only been reported in ruminants and wild animals. Thus, we aimed to investigate the infection statuses of dogs and cats, the animals with closer human interactions. Overall, the SFTSV RNA prevalence was 23% (170/735), with dogs showing a 25.9% (111/429) prevalence and cats at 19.3% (59/306) prevalence. Noticeably, the prevalence in stray animals (39.8% 77/193) was significantly higher than in domesticated ones (17.2%, 93/542). Among the four categories analyzed, the highest SFTSV prevalence was found in the stray dogs at 53.9% (120/193), significantly higher than the 24.2% prevalence noted in stray cats. In contrast, domesticated animals exhibited similar prevalence rates, with 17.1% for dogs and 17.2% for cats. It is noteworthy that in the domesticated animal groups, a significantly elevated prevalence (45%, 9/20) was observed among cats exhibiting thrombocytopenia compared to those platelet counts in the reference range (4.8%, 1/21). The high infection rate in stray animals, especially stray dogs, indicated that exposure to various outdoor environments influences the prevalence of infections. Given the higher human interaction with dogs and cats, there is a need for proactive measures to reduce the risk associated with the infection of SFTSV in both animals and humans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-123800f1703744478134316bba3532172023-12-22T14:49:08ZengMDPI AGViruses1999-49152023-11-011512233810.3390/v15122338Epidemiology of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Dogs and Cats in TaiwanChih-Ying Kuan0Shan-Chia Ou1Chao-Chin Chang2Pei-Ling Kao3Ruei-Sheng Tsai4Porjai Rattanapanadda5Tsai-Lu Lin6Ken Maeda7Tsun-Li Cheng8Ya-Jane Lee9Shih-Te Chuang10Shiun-Long Lin11Hsien-Yueh Liu12Fong-Yuan Lin13Jen-Wei Lin14Wei-Li Hsu15Chi-Chung Chou16Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanFood and Drug Administration, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, ThailandNew Taipei City Government Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office, New Taipei City 220066, TaiwanNational Institute of Infectious Disease, Tokyo 162-8640, JapanVeterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanVeterinary Hospital, College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, TaiwanDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanDepartment of Animal Healthcare, Hungkuang University, Taichung 433304, TaiwanDepartment of Animal Healthcare, Hungkuang University, Taichung 433304, TaiwanDepartment of Animal Healthcare, Hungkuang University, Taichung 433304, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, TaiwanSevere Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), caused by the SFTS Virus (SFTSV), is a global health threat. SFTSV in Taiwan has only been reported in ruminants and wild animals. Thus, we aimed to investigate the infection statuses of dogs and cats, the animals with closer human interactions. Overall, the SFTSV RNA prevalence was 23% (170/735), with dogs showing a 25.9% (111/429) prevalence and cats at 19.3% (59/306) prevalence. Noticeably, the prevalence in stray animals (39.8% 77/193) was significantly higher than in domesticated ones (17.2%, 93/542). Among the four categories analyzed, the highest SFTSV prevalence was found in the stray dogs at 53.9% (120/193), significantly higher than the 24.2% prevalence noted in stray cats. In contrast, domesticated animals exhibited similar prevalence rates, with 17.1% for dogs and 17.2% for cats. It is noteworthy that in the domesticated animal groups, a significantly elevated prevalence (45%, 9/20) was observed among cats exhibiting thrombocytopenia compared to those platelet counts in the reference range (4.8%, 1/21). The high infection rate in stray animals, especially stray dogs, indicated that exposure to various outdoor environments influences the prevalence of infections. Given the higher human interaction with dogs and cats, there is a need for proactive measures to reduce the risk associated with the infection of SFTSV in both animals and humans.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/12/2338Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS)emerging tick-borne diseasedogcatRNA prevalence |
| spellingShingle | Chih-Ying Kuan Shan-Chia Ou Chao-Chin Chang Pei-Ling Kao Ruei-Sheng Tsai Porjai Rattanapanadda Tsai-Lu Lin Ken Maeda Tsun-Li Cheng Ya-Jane Lee Shih-Te Chuang Shiun-Long Lin Hsien-Yueh Liu Fong-Yuan Lin Jen-Wei Lin Wei-Li Hsu Chi-Chung Chou Epidemiology of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Dogs and Cats in Taiwan Viruses Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) emerging tick-borne disease dog cat RNA prevalence |
| title | Epidemiology of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Dogs and Cats in Taiwan |
| title_full | Epidemiology of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Dogs and Cats in Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiology of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Dogs and Cats in Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Dogs and Cats in Taiwan |
| title_short | Epidemiology of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Dogs and Cats in Taiwan |
| title_sort | epidemiology of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in dogs and cats in taiwan |
| topic | Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) emerging tick-borne disease dog cat RNA prevalence |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/12/2338 |
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