Feline immunodeficiency virus testing in stray, feral, and client-owned cats of Ottawa.
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) seroprevalence is evaluated in 3 groups of cats. Seventy-four unowned urban strays were tested, as well as 20 cats from a small feral cat colony, and 152 client-owned cats. Of the 246 cats tested, 161 (65%) were male and 85 (35%) were female. Seroprevalence for FIV was 23% in the urban strays, 5% in the feral cat colony, and 5.9% in the client-owned cats. Ten cats (4%) were also positive for Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) antigen, including 2 cats coinfected with FeLV and FIV. Seroprevalence for FIV in cats from Ottawa is similar to that found in other nonrandom studies of cats in North America.
Little
Susan E
SE
Bytown Cat Hospital, 422 McArthur Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1K 1G6. LittleDVM@compuserve.com
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000835:Animals, Wild; D002415:Cats; D016181:Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D016089:Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology*; D005256:Leukemia Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology; D016582:Leukemia, Feline / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies