title: Feline immunodeficiency virus: a brief review.
abstract: Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), previously known as feline T-lymphotropic lentivirus (FTLV), was first described by Pedersen et al. (1987) who isolated the virus from cats with a variety of clinical signs suggestive of immunodeficiency. Since then FIV has become one of the most studied feline viruses, not least because of its similarity to human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) which cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, Veterinary Field Station, Leahurst, Neston, Wirral.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Smyth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D016181:Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D016089:Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline