Domestic cat hepadnavirus is detected infrequently in feline blood and liver samples

April 1, 2025

Julie Piccione, DVM, MS, DACVP, clinical pathology section head, and Randi Gold, VMD, PhD, DACVP, veterinary pathologist, are among the experts who contributed to a journal article set to be published in the June issue of Virology.

The article covers the frequency in which hepadnavirus is detected in blood and liver samples from domestic cats. Domestic cat hepadnavirus (DCH) is a novel hepatitis B-like virus that has been detected in cats in several regions of the United States. Learn more about this study by visiting Virology.

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