Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a retrovirus that can cause immunosuppression, co-morbidities, and neoplasia in infected cats, and is commonly tested for in veterinary clinics and animal shelters in Australia. FIV diagnosis using point-of-care (PoC) kits to detect FIV antibodies in Australia ...
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Cheang, A.; Westman, M. E.; Green, J.
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Veterinary Sciences, 2022, 9, 11,
Despite the passage of over 30 years since its discovery, the importance of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) on the health and longevity of infected domestic cats is hotly debated amongst feline experts. Notwithstanding the absence of good quality information, Australian and New Zealand (NZ)...
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Westman, M. E.; Coggins, S. J.; Dorsselaer, M. van; Norris, J. M.; Squires, R. A.; Thompson, M.; Malik, R.
Publisher
Wiley, Melbourne, Australia
Citation
Australian Veterinary Journal, 2022, 100, 8, pp 345-359
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection in experimentally infected domestic cats produces characteristic clinical manifestations including hematological changes, neurological disease, neoplasia (most notably lymphoma) and lymphopenia-mediated immunodeficiency predisposing cats to a range of...
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Carlton, C.; Norris, J. M.; Hall, E.; Ward, M. P.; Blank, S.; Gilmore, S.; Dabydeen, A.; Tran, V.; Westman, M. E.
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Viruses, 2022, 14, 10,
Although the antibody response induced by primary vaccination with Fel-O-Vax® FIV (three doses, 2-4 weeks apart) is well described, the antibody response induced by annual vaccination with Fel-O-Vax® FIV (single dose every 12 months after primary vaccination) and how it compares to the primary...
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Westman, M.; Yang, D.; Green, J.; Norris, J.; Malik, R.; Parr, Y. A.; McDonald, M.; Hosie, M. J.; VandeWoude, S.; Miller, C.
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Viruses, 2021, 13, 3,
With the commercial release in Australia in 2004 of a vaccine against feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV; Fel-O-Vax FIV®), the landscape for FIV diagnostics shifted substantially. Point-of-care (PoC) antibody detection kits, which had been the mainstay for diagnosing FIV infection since the early...
Author(s)
Westman, M. E.; Malik, R.; Norris, J. M.
Publisher
Wiley, Melbourne, Australia
Citation
Australian Veterinary Journal, 2019, 97, 3, pp 47-55
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
We recently showed that two immunochromatography point-of-care FIV antibody test kits (Witness FeLV/FIV and Anigen Rapid FIV/FeLV) were able to correctly assign FIV infection status, irrespective of FIV vaccination history, using whole blood as the diagnostic specimen. A third FIV antibody test...
Author(s)
Westman, M. E.; Malik, R.; Hall, E.; Norris, J. M.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Comparative Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2016, 46, pp 66-72
Objectives: Recently, two point-of-care (PoC) feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) antibody test kits (Witness and Anigen Rapid) were reported as being able to differentiate FIV-vaccinated from FIV-infected cats at a single time point, irrespective of the gap between testing and last vaccination...
Author(s)
Westman, M. E.; Malik, R.; Hall, E.; Harris, M.; Hosie, M. J.; Norris, J. M.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2017, 19, 10, pp 1055-1064
In feline Leishmania infantum (Li) infection and in clinical cases of feline leishmaniosis, co-infection with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) has been reported. However, the role of the retroviral co-infection in the impairment of feline clinical health is still controversial. The aim of this...
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Masucci, M.; Donato, G.; Persichetti, M. F.; Priolo, V.; Castelli, G.; Bruno, F.; Pennisi, M. G.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Veterinary Sciences, 2022, 9, 9,
Infections with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) are common in New Zealand, although the impact of those infections on the health status of the cats remains unclear. Although many cats are vaccinated yearly with a commercial FIV vaccine containing FIV subtypes A and D, the effectiveness of this...
Author(s)
Stickney, A.; Ghosh, S.; Cave, N. J.; Dunowska, M.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Veterinary Microbiology, 2020, 250,