title: Retroviral infections of small animals.
abstract: Retroviral infections are particularly important in cats, which are commonly infected with feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus. This article describes the biology of these viruses and explores current issues regarding vaccination and diagnosis. The seeming lack of a recognized retrovirus infection in dogs is speculated on, and current and potential future therapies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary Infection and Immunity, Institute of Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK. s.dunham@vet.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Dunham
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008297:Male; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012192:Retroviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology