Table 1. The apparent prevalence of feline astrovirus infection in cats in this study.
| Factor | Region | Source | Clinical symptoms | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Shenyang | Jinzhou | Changchun | Jilin | Harbin | PVC | ASC | Diarrhea | Normal | ||
| Number of tested samples | 36 | 17 | 85 | 33 | 26 | 71 | 126 | 105 | 92 | 197 | |
| Number of positive samples | 7 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 38 | 8 | 46 | |
| Prevalence | 19.4% | 17.6% | 28.2% | 21.2% | 19.2% | 21.1% | 24.6% | 36.2% | 8.7% | 23.4% | |
| Chi Square test | χ2 | 2.080 | 0.307 | 20.711 | |||||||
| p | 0.721 | 0.580 | <0.001 | ||||||||
PVC, private veterinary clinics; ASC, animal shelter centre.