id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-292033-zkwiag7a Balboni, Andrea Molecular analysis of carnivore Protoparvovirus detected in white blood cells of naturally infected cats 2018-02-05 .txt text/plain 4806 219 48 Detection of FPV and CPV variants in apparently healthy cats and their persistence in white blood cells (WBC) and other tissues when neutralising antibodies are simultaneously present, suggest that parvovirus may persist long-term in the tissues of cats post-infection without causing clinical signs. CONCLUSIONS: The identification of FPV and CPV DNA in the WBC of asymptomatic cats, despite the presence of specific antibodies against parvoviruses, and the high genetic heterogeneity detected in one sample, confirmed the relevant epidemiological role of cats in parvovirus infection. Furthermore, the ability of FPV and CPV to persist in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of cats irrespective of the presence of neutralising antibodies [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] and the presence of parvoviral DNA in the bone marrow of healthy cats [18] , suggests that parvovirus may persist long term in the tissues of cats post-infection without causing clinical signs. ./cache/cord-292033-zkwiag7a.txt ./txt/cord-292033-zkwiag7a.txt