Seroepidemiologic survey of feline immunodeficiency virus infection in cats of Wake County, North Carolina.
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) antibodies were detected in 9 of 123 (7.3%) cats. More clinically ill cats had titers to FIV than did healthy cats (15% vs 3.6%). Previous or current illnesses in these FIV-positive cats included urinary bladder disease, anemia, cat-bite abscesses, bacterial infections, bleeding disorders, diabetes mellitus, and chronic respiratory tract disease. All FIV-positive cats were males, with mean age of 6.0 years (range, 1 to 11 years). Half (n = 3) of the clinically ill FIV-positive cats were concurrently seropositive for FeLV antigen. Three of the ill cats were euthanatized or died 1 month after initially testing, whereas the remaining 3 ill cats and the 3 healthy FIV-positive cats were healthy 1 year after initial testing. Antibody titer to FIV persisted in 4 of 5 cats, but serotest results were equivocal in 1 cat evaluated 1 year later.
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Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606.
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D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002415:Cats; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D012192:Retroviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral