Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

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Seroprevalence of FeLV and FIV Infections in Domestic Cats in Korea

한국에서 고양이의 FeLV와 FIV 감염 유병율

  • Park Soo-won (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee Doo-hyung (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ko Young-hwan (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Hong Ji-hyun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee Chang-woo (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2005.03.01
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Abstract

Seroprevalence of feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infections were surveyed in 875 domestic cats derived from 4 major cities and 4 provinces in Korea. Of those tested, 715 were healthy and 160 were sick. FeLV and FIV were tested with AGEN/sup ⓡ/ FeLV-FIV, a commercial combo test kit. Ten out of 875 cats (1.1 %) were seropositive for FeLV and none out of 875 cats (0%) was positive for FIV, respectively. The positive rates for FeLV were 3.8% in sick cats and 0.6% in healthy cats. The cats at the age of more than 1 year showed higher incidence rates than the younger ones. There were no significant relationships either with the environment or with the sex. The prevalence of seropositive FeLV was 0.7% in mixed cats and 1.6% in pedigree cats. With respect to the regional prevalence of the FeLV, the highest seroprevalence (9.5%) was found in Gyeongsang province.

우리나라의 4개 도시(서울, 부산, 대구, 대전)와 4개 지방(경기도, 충청도, 강원도, 경상도)의 동물병원에 내원하는 875두의 고양이를 대상으로 FeLV와 FIV에 대한 유병율을 조사하였다. 그 중 715두는 건강하였고 160두는 질병을 갖고 있었다. FeLV와 FIV에 대한 유병율은 AGEN/sup ⓡ/ FeLV-FIV kit (AGEN Biomedical)를 사용하여 조사하였다. FeLV는 조사대상 875두 중 10두 (1.1%)의 유병율을 나타내었고, FIV는 전혀 검출되지 않았다. 질병을 가진 고양이 집단의 FeLV 유병율은 3.8%로서 건강한 고양이 집단에 비해 훨씬 높았다. 1-3세의 고양이는 어린 고양이에 비해 유병율이 현저히 높았다. FeLV 유병율은 사육환경과 성별에 따른 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 지역별 비교에서는 경상도에서의 유병률이 42두 중 4두로 9.5%를 나타내어 가장 높았다. 전국적인 FeLV의 유병율은 다른 나라에 비해 아직 높지 않지만 여러 지역에서 검출되기 때문에 예방을 위한 다각적인 노력이 필요할 것이 강조되었다.

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