2020 AAFP feline retrovirus testing and management guidelines

S Little, J Levy, K Hartmann… - Journal of feline …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Clinical importance: Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)
infections are found in cats worldwide. Both infections are associated with a variety of …

Dynamics and epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii oocyst shedding in domestic and wild felids

S Zhu, K Shapiro, E VanWormer - … and Emerging Diseases, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Oocyst shedding in domestic and wild felids is a critical yet understudied topic in
Toxoplasma gondii ecology and epidemiology that shapes human and animal disease …

Global seroprevalence and factors associated with seropositivity for feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in cats: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JAB Bezerra, CH Limeira… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2024 - Elsevier
The feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a retrovirus of the Lentivirus genus, distributed
worldwide, that causes persistent infection with a significant impact on the cats' health. Due …

Seroprevalences of feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus infection in cats in the United States and Canada and risk factors for seropositivity

AN Burling, JK Levy, HM Scott… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Am Vet Med Assoc
OBJECTIVE To estimate seroprevalences for FeLV antigen and anti-FIV antibody and risk
factors for seropositivity among cats in the United States and Canada. DESIGN Cross …

Routine health screening: findings in apparently healthy middle-aged and old cats

D Paepe, G Verjans, L Duchateau… - Journal of Feline …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Study rationale: Veterinary practitioners often perform geriatric health screening in cats.
Unfortunately, scientific information regarding clinical and laboratory abnormalities and …

[HTML][HTML] Pan-European study on the prevalence of the feline leukaemia virus infection–reported by the European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD Europe)

N Studer, H Lutz, C Saegerman, E Gönczi, ML Meli… - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus associated with fatal disease in progressively
infected cats. While testing/removal and vaccination led to a decreased prevalence of FeLV …

Feline leukemia virus infection

K Hartmann, R Hofmann-Lehmann, JE Sykes - … Infectious Diseases of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cause: FeLV, a gammaretrovirus of domestic cats, is a member of the Oncornavirus
subfamily of retroviruses. It contains a protein core with single-stranded RNA protected by an …

Prevalence of and factors associated with feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in cats of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil

G Biezus, G Machado, PE Ferian, UM da Costa… - … and infectious diseases, 2019 - Elsevier
A cross-sectional study was conducted in 274 cats for determination of FeLV antigenemia
and FIV seropositivity and factors associated with those infections in cats presented at the …

Diseases associated with feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus infection: A retrospective study of 1470 necropsied cats (2010–2020)

LS de Mello, PR Ribeiro, BA de Almeida… - … and Infectious Diseases, 2023 - Elsevier
Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) are retroviruses
affecting cats worldwide, and the prevalence of infection varies considerably according to …

Comparison of risk factors for seropositivity to feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukemia virus among cats: a case-case study

BK Chhetri, O Berke, DL Pearl, D Bienzle - BMC veterinary research, 2015 - Springer
Background Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV) are
reported to have similar risk factors and similar recommendations apply to manage infected …