Table 1.

Molecular prevalence of FeMV sequences in cat urine or kidney tissues in published studies

Region/country	Prevalence (by RT-PCR)
Asia
Hong Kong/China 24	53/427 = 12.4%
Japan25,32–35	53/383 = 13.8%
Europe
Germany 26	0/86 = 0%, healthy control cats 5/120 = 4.2%, diseased cats
Turkey 28	6/110 = 5.5% overall 3/15 kidney samples of deceased cats 3/68 unhealthy cat urine samples
Italy 36	16/156 = 10.3%, stray cats 22/72 = 30.6%, colony cats
UK 29	1/16 = 6.3%, azotaemic CKD cats 4/24 = 16.7%, non-azotaemic cats
Americas
USA 30	10/327 = 3%
Brazil 31	9/17 = 52.9%, healthy cats in a multi-cat household 3/35 = 8.6%, ‘diseased’ cats

FeMV = feline morbillivirus, CKD = chronic kidney disease