title: Feline immunodeficiency virus infection in a population of pet cats from southeastern Florida.
abstract: Blood samples from 95 randomly selected pet cats that were brought to veterinarians in southeastern Florida were tested for antibodies to feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). Virus-specific antibodies (indicative of virus infection) were found in 8 of the 95 (8.4%) cats tested. All of the virus-infected cats were males (statistically significant, P less than or equal to 0.016) and were at least 1 year of age. The 3 most severely ill cats infected with FIV were also infected with feline leukemia virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine (R-46), FL 33101.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fisch
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Altman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002415:Cats; D003333:Coronaviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D016181:Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D016089:Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology*; D005256:Leukemia Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral