Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) are retroviruses affecting cats worldwide, and the prevalence of infection varies considerably according to the geographic area. We retrospectively described FIV- and FeLV-associated diseases in a population of 1470 necropsied ...
Author(s)
Mello, L. S. de; Ribeiro, P. R.; Almeida, B. A. de; Bandinelli, M. B.; Sonne, L.; Driemeier, D.; Pavarini, S. P.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Comparative Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2023, 95,
Approximately 5% of cats in animal shelters in the United States test positive for either feline leukemia virus (FeLV) or feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), which translates to more than 100,000 positive cats managed by shelters each year. Little is known about the current status of retroviral...
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Dezubiria, P.; Amirian, E. S.; Spera, K.; Crawford, P. C.; Levy, J. K.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023, 9, January,
Background and Aim: Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is an infectious, immune-mediated, and fatal disease in cats caused by a mutant feline coronavirus (FCoV) infection. Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV) are two common retroviruses that play a role in reducing ...
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Moyadee, W.; Chiteafea, N.; Tuanthap, S.; Choowongkomon, K.; Roytrakul, S.; Rungsuriyawiboon, O.; Boonkaewwan, C.; Tansakul, N.; Rattanasrisomporn, A.; Rattanasrisomporn, J.
Publisher
Veterinary World, Wankaner, India
Citation
Veterinary World, 2023, 16, 4, pp 820-827
To date, only a few studies have examined the impacts of feline leukemia virus (FeLV) subgroups on disease development in spontaneously infected cats. The present study identified FeLV-A and FeLV-B subgroups in cats with lymphoma and leukemia and explored the phylogenetic relationships of env...
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Biezus, G.; Cristo, T. G. de; Neves, G. B. D.; Silva Casa, M. da; Brizola, P. B.; Sombrio, M. S.; Miletti, L. C.; Casagrande, R. A.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Virus Research, 2023, 329,
Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the seroprevalence, presenting complaint, clinicopathological changes, co-morbidities and outcomes of feline leukemia virus positive cats presented to a specialty referral center in Florida, USA. Methods: In this retrospective study, medical records ...
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Pare, A.; Ellis, A.; Juette, T.
Publisher
Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
Citation
PLoS ONE, 2022, 17, 4,
Vaccination guidelines for dogs and cats indicate that core vaccines (for dogs, rabies, distemper, adenovirus, parvovirus; for cats, feline parvovirus, herpes virus-1, calicivirus) are essential to maintain health, and that non-core vaccines be administered according to a clinician's assessment of...
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Malter, K. B.; Tugel, M. E.; Gil-Rodriguez, M.; Guardia, G. de la; Jackson, S. W.; Ryan, W. G.; Moore, G. E.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Vaccine, 2022, 40, 7, pp 1001-1009
Infections with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV) occur worldwide and are among the most important infectious diseases in cats. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of FIV and FeLV infection in healthy outdoor cats in North, Northeast and...
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Sprißler, F.; Jongwattanapisan, P.; Luengyosluechakul, S.; Pusoonthornthum, R.; Reese, S.; Bergmann, M.; Hartmann, K.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022, 8, January,
Background and Aim: Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) are retroviruses associated with chronic and neoplastic diseases in domestic and non-domestic cats. There has been increasing interest in the clinical importance of feline retroviruses in Thailand and the...
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Rungsuriyawiboon, O.; Jarudecha, T.; Hannongbua, S.; Choowongkomon, K.; Boonkaewwan, C.; Rattanasrisomporn, J.
Publisher
Veterinary World, Wankaner, India
Citation
Veterinary World, 2022, 15, 7, pp 1601-1609
Tsushima leopard cats (TLC; Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) only inhabit Tsushima Island, Nagasaki, Japan and are critically endangered and threatened by infectious diseases. The feline foamy virus (FFV) is widely endemic in domestic cats. Therefore, its transmission from domestic cats to TLCs ...
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Abueed, L.; Makundi, I.; Miyake, A.; Kawasaki, J.; Minoura, C.; Koshida, Y.; Nishigaki, K.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Viruses, 2023, 15, 4,
Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) causes an infection in cats that, in some cases, can also be reported with other pathologies, such as infection with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), and lymphoma. Although, a compromised immune response is reported in these...
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Frota, I. D. S.; Souza, J. de O.; Busato, F. de O.; Araujo, C. A. de; Curbani, F.; Olivieri, D.; Tadokoro, C. E.
Publisher
Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
Citation
Ciência Rural, 2020, 50, 12,