Cross-species transmission of feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV-1) to chinchillas.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Herpesviruses are a class of double-stranded DNA viruses found in both vertebrates and invertebrates. They are usually highly host-specific and do not easily spread across species. Chinchillas have gradually entered the Chinese pet market in recent years, but references to viral infections in chinchillas are extremely scarce, and only two reports about the herpesvirus in chinchillas are available at present.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to present the first report of FHV-1 infection in chinchillas.

Methods

A total of 130 nasopharyngeal swab samples of chinchillas and three nasopharyngeal swabs of domestic cats collected from a chinchillas farm were investigated by nested PCR for FHV-1.

Results

Four chinchillas were infected with FHV-1, the po

SUBMITTER: Shi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9677351 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature