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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
exaly   +4 more sources

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.
Regina Hofmann-Lehmann, Marina Meli, Julia Ginders   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Attitudes towards urban stray cats and managing their population in India: a pilot study. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci, 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.
Changrani-Rastogi A, Thakur N.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Characteristics of stray cat populations in Penza

University proceedings. Volga region. Natural sciences, 2023
Background. For the first time, the stray cats populations on the territory of Penza were studied and complex relationships of stray animals populations were shown. The purpose of this work is to study the population and group structure, distribution features, levels of socialization of stray cats, as well as their role in the urban environment and to ...
Natalya F. Zolina
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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
Duijvestijn MBHM, Schuurman NNMP, Vernooij JCM, van Leeuwen MAJM, Bosch BJ, van den Brand JMA, Wagenaar JA, van Kuppeveld FJM, Egberink HF, Verhagen JH.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Higher shock index at presentation is associated with mortality in stray cats at an emergency medical center. [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Rescued stray cats may present with disease or traumatic injury, but early risk assessment is challenging because background information, vaccination history, and the duration of illness or injury are often unavailable.
Kim C, Seo D, Lim S, Namgoong B, Lee N, Kim I, Heo S, Shin H, Kang JH, Park S, Park J, Kim H, Shin H, Kim MS.   +13 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Rapid antigen detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 in stray cats: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Vet World
Background 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.
Santos RS, Lee DAB, Barreto MDS, Silva EED, de Jesus PC, Moura PHM, Silva DMRR, de Souza JB, Bezerra TL, Santos POM, Guimarães AG, Santana LADM, Prudencio CR, Borges LP.   +13 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

One-year surveillance of Chlamydia spp. infection in stray cats from northeastern Italy. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Stray 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 ...
Bellinati L, Ceglie L, Mazzotta E, Campalto M, Lucchese L, Natale A.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Gastrointestinal Helminthic Parasites of Stray Cats (Felis catus) in Northwest Iran. [PDF]

Iran J Parasitol, 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 ...
Darabi E, Kia EB, Mohebali M, Mobedi I, Zahabiun F, Zarei Z, Khodabakhsh M, Khanaliha K.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Variations in the Gut Microbiota of Stray and Domestic Cats

Animals
Urban stray cats are in close contact with humans and are important potential vectors for zoonotic diseases. However, comparative studies in the gut microbiota of cats living in different environments remain limited. Here, we conducted a comparative analysis of the gut microbiota between stray and domestic cats using 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal ...
Yanan Wu, Chunliu Zhao, Xiran Guo, Jingzhe Cheng, Yiyu Liang, Xiaorui Tang, Zhenyu Peng, Kang Lü, Jiamu Ding, Xiaojuan Xu   +9 more
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