title: Use of a subunit feline leukemia virus vaccine in exotic cats.
abstract: Three adult bengal tigers, 2 immature white tigers, and 3 adult servals were vaccinated IM with three 1-ml doses of a subunit FeLV vaccine with dosage interval guidelines of the manufacturer. All cats had increased antibody titers to FeLV gp 70 capsular antigen and feline oncornavirus cell membrane-associated antigen during the vaccination trial. Three weeks after the third vaccination, 7 of the 8 cats had gp70 antibody titers greater than 0.2 (optical density), and all 8 cats had feline oncornavirus cell membrane-associated antigen antibody titers greater than 1:8.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Sciences, Miami Metro-zoo, FL 33177.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Citino
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D002335:Carnivora / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D007938:Leukemia / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D005256:Leukemia Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology*; D015682:Retroviridae Proteins, Oncogenic; D014611:Vaccination / Q000662:veterinary*; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D015682:Retroviridae Proteins, Oncogenic; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014765:Viral Vaccines; C045569:feline leukemia virus vaccine; C029224:feline oncornavirus-associated cell membrane antigen