| Title |
Viral shedding and clinical status of feline-norovirus-infected cats after reinfection with the same strain
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Virology, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00705-018-3770-5 |
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| Authors |
Tomomi Takano, Kanae Hiramatsu, Mifuyu Matsuyama, Karin Mutoh, Yuka Matsumoto, Toshifumi Fukushima, Tomoyoshi Doki, Hajime Kusuhara, Tsutomu Hohdatsu |
| Abstract |
Norovirus (NoV) infection is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in humans of all ages worldwide. When cats are experimentally infected with feline norovirus (FNoV), they develop symptoms of acute gastroenteritis. Therefore, FNoV infection may serve as an animal model for the disease caused by human norovirus infection. In this study, we examined whether FNoV of cats infected with genogroup GVI are protected from reinfection with the same strain. The blood anti-FNoV IgG level was inversely correlated with the viral load in stool samples and the clinical score of FNoV-infected cats, but complete prevention of reinfection was not observed. These findings were similar to the results of a reinfection experiment with NoV in human volunteers. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 9 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 3 | 33% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 22% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 1 | 11% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 11% |
| Other | 1 | 11% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 1 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 6 | 67% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 1 | 11% |