Studies of pathogenicity and development of clinical examination system of feline morbillivirus
Research members： Tetsuya Furuya PhD.
Research fields： Virology, Veterinary medicine, Infectious disease, Animal life science
Departments： Institute of Agriculture
Keywords： Feline morbillivirus, Chronic kidney diseases, Infectious disease
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Summary
Feline morbillivirus (FeMV) is an emerging member of morbillivirus discovered in 2012 and is a pathogenic paramyxovirus for cats discovered for the first time. Association of FeMV infection with cat's nephritis has been suggested, and roles of FeMV in kidney disease that cats often develop are drawing attention.
Our group reported the detection of feline morbillivirus for the first time in Japan. Furthermore, we statistically showed the relationship between cat morbillivirus and pathological changes in cat kidney tissues for the first time in the world. We are also conducting highly sensitive genetic tests and serological detection systems for clinical examination of cats.
Reference articles and patents
Furuya T, Sassa Y, Omatsu T, Nagai M, Fukushima R, Shibutani M, Yamaguchi T, Uematsu Y, Shirota K, Tetsuya Mizutani. Existence of feline morbillivirus infection in Japanese cat populations. Arch Virol. 2014. 159:371-373.
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-013-1813-5
Furuya T, Wachi A, Sassa Y, Omatsu T, Nagai M, Fukushima R, Shibutani M, Yamaguchi T, Uematsu Y, Shirota K, Tetsuya Mizutani. Quantitative PCR detection of feline morbillivirus in cat urine samples. Virology. 2015:1701-1703
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.15-0112
Sutummaporn K, Suzuki K, Machida N, Mizuani T, Park E-s, Morikawa S, Tetsuya Furuya. Association of feline morbillivirus infection with defined pathological changes in cat kidney tissues. Veterinary Microbiology. 2019:12-19
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.11.005
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