Public Opinions on Stray Cats in China, Evidence from Social Media Data [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The management of stray cats is often contentious because public perceptions about these animals are different. Using user-generated content from Weibo, this study investigated Chinese citizens’ opinions on stray cats on a large scale.
Aiwu Jiang
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A Pre- and Within-Pandemic Survey of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Saliva Swabs from Stray Cats in Switzerland [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Cats have been shown to be highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, and transmission within the species has been demonstrated experimentally. In cats undergoing natural SARS-CoV-2 infections, human-to-animal transmission was mostly suspected.
Evelyn Kühlmeier +2 more
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One-year surveillance of Chlamydia spp. infection in stray cats from northeastern Italy [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceStray cats potentially act as reservoir for zoonotic agents, posing a risk of exposure to humans and domestic cats. The most prevalent Chlamydiaceae species in cats is Chlamydia (C.) felis, which is frequently associated with conjunctivitis and/or upper ...
Laura Bellinati +2 more
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Prospective Investigation of Feline Leukemia Virus Infection in Stray Cats Subjected to a Trap–Neuter–Return Program in Switzerland [PDF]
VirusesFeline leukemia virus (FeLV) remains a serious concern in some countries despite advances in diagnostics and vaccines. FeLV-infected cats often have reduced lifespans due to FeLV-associated diseases.
Marina L Meli +2 more
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Epidemiological Surveillance of Respiratory Diseases in Urban Stray Cats in Shanghai [PDF]
AnimalsUrban stray cats are cats without owners that survive in the wild for extended periods of time. They are one of the most common stray animals in cities, and as such, monitoring the pathogens carried by urban stray cats is an important component of urban ...
Dequan Yang, Shixin Huang
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Attitudes towards urban stray cats and managing their population in India: a pilot study [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Life in contemporary cities is often dangerous for stray cats, with strikingly low survival rates. In several countries, trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs have been employed to control urban stray cat populations.
Anamika Changrani-Rastogi +1 more
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Serological Survey of Retrovirus and Coronavirus Infections, including SARS-CoV-2, in Rural Stray Cats in The Netherlands, 2020–2022 [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 Stray cats can host (zoonotic) viral pathogens and act as a source of infection for domestic cats or humans. In this cross-sectional (sero)prevalence study, sera from 580 stray cats living in 56 different cat groups in rural areas in The Netherlands were
Mirjam B. H. M. Duijvestijn +9 more
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Rapid antigen detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 in stray cats: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Veterinary WorldBackground and Aim: Although reverse zoonotic transmission events from humans to domestic cats have been described, there is currently little evidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) circulation in stray cats.
Ronaldy Santana Santos +13 more
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Novel gp60 subtypes and genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium felis in domestic and stray cats from Central Europe [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Cryptosporidium felis, a host-specific protozoan with possible zoonotic potential, is a common parasite of cats (Felis catus). To date, there have been few studies on the molecular subtyping of C. felis worldwide, and no have been conducted in
Veronika Zikmundová +7 more
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Gastrointestinal Helminthic Parasites of Stray Cats (Felis ca-tus) in Northwest Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2021 Background: Stray cats are considered an important source of various human and animal diseases, particularly diseases of parasitic helminths. We aimed to investigate the distribution of zoonotic species of gastrointestinal helminths in stray cats in ...
Enayat Darabi +7 more
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