scholarly journals Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in a Population of Pet Cats from Southeastern Florida

1989 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harvey Fisch ◽  
Norman H. Altman
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Leukemia Virus ◽  
Feline Leukemia Virus ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Specific Antibodies ◽  
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

Blood samples from 95 randomly selected pet cats that were brought to veterinarians in southeastern Florida were tested for antibodies to feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). Virus-specific antibodies (indicative of virus infection) were found in 8 of the 95 (8.4%) cats tested. All of the virus-infected cats were males (statistically significant, P ≤ 0.016) and were at least 1 year of age. The 3 most severely ill cats infected with FIV were also infected with feline leukemia virus.

scholarly journals Prevalence of feline coronavirus, feline leukemia virus, and feline immunodeficiency virus in client-owned cats in Croatia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 24-38
Author(s):  
Jelena Raukar
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Leukemia Virus ◽  
Feline Leukemia Virus ◽  
Antibody Prevalence ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Proviral Dna ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Feline Coronavirus

This study aimed to determine prevalences for anti-FCoV antibody, FeLV antigen, FeLV proviral DNA, and anti-FIV antibody among client-owned cats from the cities of Zagreb and Varaždin in Croatia. Subjects included 106 client-owned cats tested at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria. Blood samples were tested with IFA for anti-FCoV antibody and IFA FCoV antibody titeres, with ELISA for FeLV p27 antigen, with PCR for FeLV proviral DNA, and with RIM for anti-FIV antibody. Prevalence of FCoV and FeLV was 41.51% and 6.60%, respectively. A coinfection with FeLV/FCoV and FIV/FCoV prevalence was 7.55% and 5.66%. No cats were coinfected with FIV and FeLV. All three viruses were detected, confirming their presence in Croatia. The seroepidemiological findings demonstrate that both feline retroviruses and feline coronavirus are important feline pathogens in Croatia.

scholarly journals Hematologic manifestations of feline immunodeficiency virus infection

Blood ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 1104-1109
Author(s):  
GH Shelton ◽  
ML Linenberger ◽  
CK Grant ◽  
JL Abkowitz
Keyword(s):  
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Leukemia Virus ◽  
Direct Consequence ◽  
Feline Leukemia Virus ◽  
Cell Lineages ◽  
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Aids Related Complex ◽  
Hiv Seropositive

Studies were done on 53 cats with community-acquired infection with the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) to determine if hematologic abnormalities were comparable with those observed in patients seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Nine cats were asymptomatic, 24 had clinical symptoms equivalent to AIDS-related complex (ARC), and 20 had AIDS-like disease. Hematologic abnormalities were detected in 75% (40 of 53) of FIV-seropositive cats, and multiple concurrent cytopenias were common. Anemia, lymphopenia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia occurred in 36%, 53%, 34%, and 8% of FIV- seropositive cats, respectively. Cytopenias were seen only in symptomatic (ARC or AIDS) cats. The occurrence of cytopenias and the distribution of clinical stages were similar in cats with concurrent feline leukemia virus (FeLV) infection and those with FIV alone, suggesting that these abnormalities were a direct consequence of FIV infection. In addition, abnormalities were noted in 72% of marrows from symptomatic cats and included hyperplasia of individual cell lineages and dysmorphic features. Our results demonstrate that the hematologic manifestations of FIV infection are strikingly similar to those reported in HIV-seropositive patients. Thus, FIV infection in cats is an excellent animal model to study the pathogenesis of blood and marrow abnormalities in AIDS, as well as to evaluate the hematologic toxicities of drug therapies.

scholarly journals Hematologic manifestations of feline immunodeficiency virus infection

Blood ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 1104-1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
GH Shelton ◽  
ML Linenberger ◽  
CK Grant ◽  
JL Abkowitz
Keyword(s):  
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Leukemia Virus ◽  
Direct Consequence ◽  
Feline Leukemia Virus ◽  
Cell Lineages ◽  
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Aids Related Complex ◽  
Hiv Seropositive

Abstract Studies were done on 53 cats with community-acquired infection with the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) to determine if hematologic abnormalities were comparable with those observed in patients seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Nine cats were asymptomatic, 24 had clinical symptoms equivalent to AIDS-related complex (ARC), and 20 had AIDS-like disease. Hematologic abnormalities were detected in 75% (40 of 53) of FIV-seropositive cats, and multiple concurrent cytopenias were common. Anemia, lymphopenia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia occurred in 36%, 53%, 34%, and 8% of FIV- seropositive cats, respectively. Cytopenias were seen only in symptomatic (ARC or AIDS) cats. The occurrence of cytopenias and the distribution of clinical stages were similar in cats with concurrent feline leukemia virus (FeLV) infection and those with FIV alone, suggesting that these abnormalities were a direct consequence of FIV infection. In addition, abnormalities were noted in 72% of marrows from symptomatic cats and included hyperplasia of individual cell lineages and dysmorphic features. Our results demonstrate that the hematologic manifestations of FIV infection are strikingly similar to those reported in HIV-seropositive patients. Thus, FIV infection in cats is an excellent animal model to study the pathogenesis of blood and marrow abnormalities in AIDS, as well as to evaluate the hematologic toxicities of drug therapies.

scholarly journals Occurrence of feline immunodeficiency virus infection in cats

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 2245-2249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valéria Maria Lara ◽  
Sueli Akemi Taniwaki ◽  
João Pessoa Araújo Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Domestic Cats ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

The occurrence of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in Brazil has been previously described. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of FIV infection in 454 blood samples from healthy and sick domestic cats from 13 cities of São Paulo State, Brazil as well as to evaluate the risk factors associated with the infection. The results showed that 14.7% (67/454) of the cats were infected with FIV. The clinical evaluation showed that 29.2% of the FIV-positive animals were sick, while 7.3% did not show any type of clinical manifestation. In addition, the vast majority (23.1%) of positive cases corresponded to free-roaming owned cats. The incidence of FIV infection was higher in males (20.3%) than in females (9.7%). The results suggest that certain characteristics such as gender, health status and lifestyle may be associated with the risk of being infected with FIV in the population of cats studied.

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