First report of feline morbillivirus in mainland China

In Vitro Growth, Receptor Usage and Pathogenesis of Feline Morbillivirus in the Natural Host

“…FeMV was first reported in 2012 in stray cats from Hong Kong [ 1 ]. Since then, FeMV has been detected within cat populations in Japan [ 2 , 3 ], Germany [ 4 ], Italy [ 5 ], United States [ 6 ], Brazil [ 7 ], Turkey [ 8 ], the United Kingdom [ 9 ], Malaysia [ 10 ], and mainland China [ 11 ]. Wide geographical distribution suggests a global presence of the virus.…”

Feline Morbillivirus in Southern Italy: Epidemiology, Clinico-Pathological Features and Phylogenetic Analysis in Cats

“…In 2009, feline morbillivirus (FeMV) was isolated for the first time from stray cats ( Felis silvestris catus ) in Hong Kong [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. After the first isolation, FeMV has been worldwide detected in other countries from Far East as Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, mainland China but also in Turkey, Italy, Germany, UK, USA, Chile and Brazil [ 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ]. Molecular prevalence reported ranged between 2.7% and 50.8% in urine [ 2 , 3 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 16 , 18 , 20 , 24 , 25 , 26 ], between nihil and 10% in blood [ 3 , 8 , 26 ], between 2.7% and 80% in kidney tissues [ 2 , 6 , 8 , 16 , 20 , 26 ], while seroprevalence was between 18.9% and 66.7% [ 2 , 3 , 18 , 26 ].…”

FeMV is a cathepsin-dependent unique morbillivirus infecting the kidneys of domestic cats

“…A follow-up case control study then showed TIN in 7 of 12 FeMV-positive cats but in only 2 of 15 FeMV-negative cats, suggesting an association between the FeMV infection and the TIN diagnosis ( 1 ). FeMV was subsequently reported elsewhere in Asia ( 8 – 13 ) and in Europe ( 14 – 16 ), North America ( 17 ), and South America ( 18 , 19 ) with varied conclusions as to whether FeMV was potentially associated with CKD ( 10 , 15 , 16 , 20 ) or not ( 8 , 13 , 14 , 18 , 21 ).…”