Prevalence of feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukemia virus infections in random-source cats.
Retroviral serologic profiles were generated for 506 random-source cats (Felis catus) that were received by our facility during a twenty-month period. Feline leukemia virus antigens were detected in plasma samples from 26 (5.1%) of the cats. Antibodies to feline immunodeficiency virus were present in 24 (4.7%) of the samples tested. A single cat (0.2%) was positive for both viruses. Neither gender nor vendor correlation with retroviral seropositivity could be demonstrated.
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Laboratory Animal Research Center, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021.
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D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D002415:Cats; D016089:Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology; D016180:Lentivirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005256:Leukemia Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology; D016582:Leukemia, Feline / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral