title: Epidemiology of feline leukaemia and feline immunodeficiency virus infections in the Czech Republic.
abstract: Commercial serological sets were used for the examination of 727 cats kept in larger towns of the Czech Republic. FeLV antigen and antibodies to FIV were demonstrated in 96 (13.2%) and 42 (5.8%) of the animals, respectively. Seven (0.96%) animals were positive for both FeLV and FIV. Most of the FeLV and/or FIV positive patients were intact rambling males aged 1-4 years. Chronic gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases were found in 54.2% and 43.8% of the FeLV-positive patients, respectively. Chronic urinary tract diseases and generalized lymphadenopathy were found in 47.6% and 45.2% of the FIV-positive patients, respectively. The results of this first survey in the Czech Republic have shown prevalence values and clinical patterns similar to those reported formerly from other European countries.
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Knotek
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hájková
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Svoboda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toman
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002415:Cats; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D016181:Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016766:Feline Infectious Peritonitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005254:Feline Panleukopenia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000662:veterinary; D016089:Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005256:Leukemia Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D016582:Leukemia, Feline / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral