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Evaluation of Association between Blood Phenotypes A, B and AB and Feline Coronavirus Infection in Cats.
Spada, Eva; Carrera Nulla, Alice; Perego, Roberta; Baggiani, Luciana; Proverbio, Daniela.
  • Spada E; Laboratorio di Ricerca di Medicina Emotrasfusionale Veterinaria (REVLab), Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali (DIVAS), Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy.
  • Carrera Nulla A; Laboratorio di Ricerca di Medicina Emotrasfusionale Veterinaria (REVLab), Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali (DIVAS), Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy.
  • Perego R; Laboratorio di Ricerca di Medicina Emotrasfusionale Veterinaria (REVLab), Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali (DIVAS), Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy.
  • Baggiani L; Laboratorio di Ricerca di Medicina Emotrasfusionale Veterinaria (REVLab), Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali (DIVAS), Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy.
  • Proverbio D; Laboratorio di Ricerca di Medicina Emotrasfusionale Veterinaria (REVLab), Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali (DIVAS), Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy.
Pathogens ; 11(8)2022 Aug 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1987917
ABSTRACT
Cats are susceptible to feline coronavirus (FCoV), a highly contagious virus with fecal-oral transmission. In people, susceptibility to coronavirus infection, such as SARS-CoV infection, has been associated with the ABO blood group, with individuals with blood group O having significantly lower risk of SARS-CoV infection. This study evaluated a possible association between feline blood group phenotypes A, B and AB and serostatus for antibodies against FCoV. We also investigated risk or protective factors associated with seropositivity for FCoV in the investigated population. Feline populations were surveyed for AB group system blood types and for presence of antibodies against FCoV. Blood phenotype, origin, breed, gender, reproductive status and age of cats were evaluated as protective or risk factors for coronavirus infection. No blood type was associated with FCoV seropositivity, for which being a colony stray cat (p = 0.0002, OR = 0.2, 95% CI 0.14-0.54) or a domestic shorthair cat (p = 0.0075, OR = 0.2, 95% CI = 0.09-0.69) were protective factors. Based on results of this study, feline blood phenotypes A, B or AB do not seem to predispose cats to seropositivity for FCoV. Future studies on other feline blood types and other infections could clarify whether feline blood types could play a role in predisposing to, or protecting against, feline infections.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Etiology study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Pathogens11080917

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Etiology study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Pathogens11080917