A survey of FIV antibodies and FeLV antigens in free-roaming cats in the capital area of Finland.
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) was first isolated and identified in 1986. Since then it has been shown to have a worldwide distribution, and the infection generally appears to have reached a state of endemicity. This is the 1st study of FIV-prevalence in Finland. Serum samples of 196 free-roaming cats were tested for antibodies to FIV and FeLV antigens (Feline leukemia virus). With a combined enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), 13 of the cats (6.6%) turned out to be positive for FIV and 2 for FeLV (1.0%). Adult male cats in the capital area of Finland had a FIV prevalence of 24%, a relative proportion 4.7 times higher than that for females.
Sukura
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Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki, Finland.
Salminen
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Lindberg
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D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002415:Cats; D016181:Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D016089:Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology*; D005256:Leukemia Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors
D000914:Antibodies, Viral