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DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE OF A RAPID IN-CLINIC TEST FOR THE DETECTION OF FELINE PARVOVIRUS

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Infectious diseases

Abstract

Feline parvovirus (FPV) is one of the most common causes of acute hemorrhagic enteritis, with high mortalities in kittens. As clinical diagnosis is often indecisive, the aim of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of in-clinic rapid tests for the detection of FPV infection in cats. To this end, we contrasted the most reliable diagnostic technique—PCR—with the rapid diagnostic kit for FPV antigen. A total of 100 stool samples were collected from cats suspected of being infected with FPV. A vaccination history was reported for all sampled cats. Every sample underwent both PCR and the rapid diagnostic test, with the results being compared. Anorexia, bloody diarrhea, severe dehydration, hypothermia, and vomiting were the most common clinical findings significantly associated with parvovirus-infected cats. 35 out of 100 clinically ill cats were FPV positive (35%) using the rapid screening test, while 43 (43%) of the tested samples were PCR positive. Overall, the two tests found FPV infection in 32 cases and ruled it out in 54. The PCR technique confirmed the infection in 11 cases that their rapid testing were negative. Rapid antigen-based screening assays demonstrated sensitivity and specificity of 74.42% and 94.74%, respectively. In conclusion, a positive result certainly indicates FPV infection, while a negative result does not rule out parvoenteritis from the differential diagnosis, especially in cats exhibiting clinical symptoms. It is possible to anticipate increased sensitivity if the test is run right following sample collection.

DOI

10.21608/avmj.2024.275205.1233

Keywords

Feline parvovirus, sensitivity, specificity, Rapid test, PCR

Authors

First Name

MOHAMMED

Last Name

ABDELBAKY

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Animal Medicine Department (Infectious Diseases), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University

Email

m.abdelbaky@vet.aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

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First Name

KHALED

Last Name

EL-KHABAZ

MiddleName

A.S

Affiliation

Animal Medicine Department (Infectious Diseases), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University

Email

khaled.sayed@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

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First Name

MAHA

Last Name

HAMED

MiddleName

I.

Affiliation

Animal Medicine Department (Infectious Diseases), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,

Email

maha.ibrahim@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

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Volume

70

Article Issue

182

Related Issue

48831

Issue Date

2024-07-01

Receive Date

2024-03-06

Publish Date

2024-07-01

Page Start

253

Page End

262

Print ISSN

1012-5973

Online ISSN

2314-5226

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_363171.html

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19

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Research article

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1,840

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Publication Title

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE OF A RAPID IN-CLINIC TEST FOR THE DETECTION OF FELINE PARVOVIRUS

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28 Dec 2024