上海市青浦区流浪猫主要人兽共患病流行情况调查OA

In order to investigate the prevalence of major zoonotic diseases in stray cats in Qingpu District of Shanghai,and to prevent corresponding hazards to public health safety,156 samples each of blood,serum and cotton swabs were collected from the stray cats in 5 subdistricts/townships in central urban areas from June 2022 to August 2023,to detect antibodies against rabies,toxoplasmosis and influenza A by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)by month and subdistrict/township,as well as nucleic acids of toxoplasmosis,influenza A and cat-scratch disease by real-time fluorescence PCR.The results showed that the antibody positive rates of rabies,toxoplasmosis and influenza A were 14.7%,11.5%and 3.8%,respectively;the antibody positive rate of rabies was higher in May and July compared to that in other months,significantly higher in central subdistricts/townships;the antibody positive rate of toxoplasmosis was higher in summers compared to that in springs,and greatly different depending on different subdistrict/townships;and the rate of influenza A was higher in March and April compared to that in other months,especially higher in central subdistricts/townships.In conclusion,the positive rate of antibodies against rabies in stray cat population in central urban areas was relatively low,meanwhile,infection of Toxoplasma and influenza A virus existed in stray cats in part of subdistricts/townships.Therefore,self-protection should be concerned when contacting with stray cats.