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.
References
1.
CastroKGLiebSJaffeHW: 1988, Transmission of HIV in Belle Glade, Florida: Lessons for other communities in the United States. Science239: 193–197.
2.
GrindemCBCorbettWTAmmermanBETompkinsMT: 1989, Seroepidemiologic survey of feline immunodeficiency virus infection in cats of Wake County, North Carolina. J Am Vet Med Assoc194:226–228.
3.
HardyWDJrEssexM: 1986, FeLV-induced feline acquired immune deficiency syndrome: A model for human AIDS. Prog Allergy37:353–376.
4.
HardyWDHessPWMacEwenEG: 1976, Biology of feline leukemia virus in the natural environment. Canc Res36:582–588.
5.
IshidaTWashizuTToriyabeK: 1989, Feline immunodeficiency virus infection in cats of Japan. J Am Vet Med Assoc194:221–225.
6.
LutzHEgberinkHArnoldP: 1988, Felines T-lymphotropes Lentivirus (FTLV): Experimentelle Infektion und Vorkommen in einigen Landern Europas. Kleintierpraxis33:455–459.
7.
MossARBacchettiPOsmondD: 1988, Seropositivity for HIV and the development of AIDS or AIDS related condition: Three year follow up of the San Francisco General Hospital cohort. Br Med J296:745–750.
8.
MullinsJLChenCSHooverEA: 1986, Disease-specific and tissue-specific production of unintegrated feline leukemia virus variant DNA in feline AIDS. Nature319:333–336.
9.
PedersenNCHoEWBrownMLYamamotoJK: 1987, Isolation of a T-lymphotropic virus from domestic cats with an immunodeficiency-like syndrome. Science235:790–793.
10.
WittCJMoenchTRGittelsohnAM: 1989, Epidemiologic observations on feline immunodeficiency virus and Toxoplasma gondii coinfection in cats in Baltimore, Md. J Am Vet Med Assoc194:229–233.
11.
YamamotoJKHansenHHoEW: 1989, Epidemiologic and clinical aspects of feline immunodeficiency virus infection in cats from the continental United States and Canada and possible mode of transmission. J Am Vet Med Assoc194:213–220.
12.
YamamotoJKSpargerEEHoEW: 1988, Pathogenesis of experimentally induced feline immunodeficiency virus infection in cats. Am J Vet Res49: 1246–1258.
