Cats as a sentinel species for human infectious diseases - toxoplasmosis, trichinellosis, and COVID-19

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作者
Selyemova, Diana [1 ]
Antolova, Daniela [2 ]
Mangova, Barbara [1 ]
Jarosova, Julia [2 ]
Lickova, Martina [3 ]
Havlikova, Sabina Fumacova [3 ]
Slavikova, Monika [3 ]
Taragelova, Veronika Rusnakova [1 ]
Derdakova, Marketa [1 ]
机构
[1] SAS, Inst Zool, Dubravska Cesta 9, Bratislava 84506, Slovakia
[2] SAS, Inst Parasitol, Hlinkova 3, Kosice 04001, Slovakia
[3] SAS, Inst Virol, Biomed Res Ctr, Dubravska Cesta 9, Bratislava 84505, Slovakia
来源
CURRENT RESEARCH IN PARASITOLOGY & VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES | 2024年 / 6卷
关键词
Cat; SARS-CoV-2; Sentinel species; Toxoplasma gondii; Trichinella spp; TRICHINELLA INFECTION; DOMESTIC CATS; SEROPREVALENCE; GONDII; SARS-COV-2; ANTIBODIES; ANIMALS; DOGS;
D O I
10.1016/j.crpvbd.2024.100196
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
In this study, serological screening for Toxoplasma gondii, Trichinella spp., and SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats was conducted, aiming to identify their exposure to the mentioned pathogens and to assess the risk of potential human infection. In total, serum samples from 481 (310 owned and 171 shelter cats) were collected in Bratislava from September 2020 to September 2021, a period that included the initial outbreak wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study showed a 37.4% (135/441) seroprevalence of T. gondii with a slightly lower seropositivity in shelter cats (35.9%; 61/170) than in owned cats (38.4%; 104/271), but this difference was not statistically significant. Overall, the seroprevalence of Trichinella spp. was 2.0% (9/441), with animals from shelters being positive but not significantly more often (2.9%; 5/170) than owned cats (1.5%; 4/271). SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were detected in 2.7% (13/481) of cat sera (2.9% in shelter cats; 2.6% in owned cats). Among ten samples positive by virus neutralisation assay, two were positive for the B.1 variant. The presence of the SARSCoV-2 virus in buccal and rectal swabs (n = 239) was not detected. The seroprevalence of almost 40% for T. gondii in cats suggests a non-negligible risk of human infection. The study confirmed the possibility of Trichinella spp. infection in cats, and thus the possibility of infection spreading between the sylvatic and synanthropic cycle via this animal species. The presented results also showed that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is likely to circulate in cat populations in Slovakia, not only in cats that may have been in contact with infected persons, but also in shelter cats.
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