[Serological survey of feline leukemia virus infection and the outcome of antibody-positive cats].
A serological survey was carried out to examine the presence of antibodies against feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline oncornavirus-associated cell membrane antigen (FOCMA) in 208 cat sera collected at Teikyo University School of Medicine. Seven cats (3.4%) were positive for FeLV antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay whereas no cat was positive for FOCMA antibody by indirect membrane immunofluorescent test. Anemia, leukemia and/or lymphoma formation were not observed in these FeLV antibody-positive cats. But among these seven cats, three were positive for toxoplasma antibodies. One of them was also positive for Chlamydia psittaci antibody and it died in pneumonia. Among the four toxoplasma antibody negative cats, one was died in eosinophilic granuloma. Furthermore, two of three cats, which were used for experiments, had cold and took therapy.
Higashihara
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Laboratory Animal Center, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tajima
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Ishiguro
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Tamura
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Maejima
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D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000401:mortality; D002415:Cats; D002423:Cause of Death; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000276:immunology; D007938:Leukemia / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005256:Leukemia Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; C029224:feline oncornavirus-associated cell membrane antigen