Prevalence of feline immunodeficiency virus and other retroviral infections in sick cats in Italy

Bandecchi, Patrizia; Matteucci, Donatella; Baldinotti, Fulvia; Guidi, Grazia; Abramo, Francesca; Tozzini, F.; Bendinelli, Mauro

doi:10.1016/0165-2427(92)90020-q

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“…However, high FIV and FeLV infection rates are associated to cats with free street access, which frequently show more aggressive behavior (Hosie et al, 1989;Hosie and Jarrett, 1990;Ishida et al, 1989;Bandecchi et al, 1992). According to animals age, 3.85 and 14.10% of FIV and FeLV infected cats were more than two years old, which are in the age group with the higher infection incidence.…”

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Occurrence of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and Feline Leukemia Virus Infection in Cats

Alves¹,

Rajão²,

Puerto³

et al. 2011

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

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Problem statement:The objective of the present study was to evaluate occurrence of the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and the Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) infection in asymptomatic domestic cats in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for FIV detection and SNAP Combo Plus for FeLV and FIV detection. Approach: Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein of 78 healthy cats, mixed breeds and ages and both sexes. Specific primers were designed for PCR to amplify a 244 bp fragment of FIV gag gene. Results: Five animals (6.41%) were positive by PCR and three animals (3.85%) were positive by SNAP Combo Plus for FIV and 14 animals were positive for FeLV (17.95%). Conclusion: These results suggest that there is a significant occurrence of asymptomatic infected animals which may serve as potential transmitters of FIV and FeLV.

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Occurrence of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and Feline Leukemia Virus Infection in Cats

Alves¹,

Rajão²,

Puerto³

et al. 2011

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

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“…Estimated FIV prevalences vary from 1 to 14% in cats with no clinical signs, up to 44% in sick cats (HARTMANN, 1998). More precisely, the data indicate that the seroprevalence of FIV in Italy ranged between 24-30.9% in the sick cat population (BANDECCHI et al, 1992;PENNISI and BO, 1994), while 10.7-14.1% of clinically healthy cats were positive for FIV antibodies (PENNISI and BO, 1994;MAGI et al, 2002). Prevalence data obtained in Spain for FIV infection showed similar results, where 8.3% of healthy and 13.9% of clinically ill cats were positive (ARJONA et al, 2000).…”

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The epidemiology features of retroviral infections in domestic cats from the Zagreb urban area

Perharić¹,

Starešina²,

Turk³

et al. 2018

Vet. arhiv

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Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) are among the most common infectious diseases of cats and have a global impact on the health of domestic cats. Both viruses belong to the Retroviridae family and like other members of this family they are associated with lifelong infection after integration of the proviral DNA into the host cell genome. Prevalence data are necessary to define the risk factors, and prophylactic, management, diagnostic and therapeutic measures for stray and owned sick cats. In this study 324 domestic cats were tested with commercially available assays. The tested cats were divided into two groups, stray and owned sick cats. The overall percentage of seropositives for FIV infection was 18.51% and the prevalence for FeLV infection was 14.50%. FIV prevalence ranged from 13.13% in stray cats up to 20.88% within the sick owned cat group. The prevalence for FeLV infection was 6.06% in stray cats and 18.22% among sick owned cats. Regarding FIV infection, our study confirmed a significantly higher percentage of seropositives for male cats, as well as for sexually intact ones within the sick owned group. Males were significantly more likely to have positive results for both retroviral infections. The study confirmed the high rate of retroviral infections in cats from the Zagreb urban area. Males, sexually intact ones, and territorial aggression are predisposing factors for FIV infection, but not for FeLV. Preventive measures should include identification and segregation of infected cats, castration of outdoor male cats, and vaccination.

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“…In 8 o f these cats isolation o f FIV was also attempted by cocultivat ing their peripheral blood mononuclear cells with blasts from unin fected cats, as described [14], Six yielded positive cultures, while repeated attempts o f isolating FIV from the others were unsuccessful.…”

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Renal Involvement in Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Clinicopathological Study

Poli

Abramo²,

Taccini³

et al. 1993

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Renal tissues from 15 cats naturally infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) were examined histologically, immunohistochemically and ultrastructurally. Renal function and urinary proteins were also studied. Kidney abnormalities were found in 12 cats and were characterized by mesangial widening with segmental to diffuse glomerulosclerosis and presence of IgM and C3, and scanty IgG deposits in the mesangium. Tubulointerstitial lesions were also present. In 6 cats the lesions were severe enough to cause marked increase in blood urea nitrogen and creatinine, and heavy glomerular nonselective proteinuria. These findings suggest that a renal involvement is a frequent occurrence in FIV-infected cats. As the histopathological features observed were similar to those described in HIV-infected patients, FIV-infected cats may represent a valuable model for a better understanding of HIV-associated nephropathy in humans.

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Prevalence of feline immunodeficiency virus and other retroviral infections in sick cats in Italy

Cited by 70 publications

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Occurrence of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and Feline Leukemia Virus Infection in Cats

Occurrence of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and Feline Leukemia Virus Infection in Cats

The epidemiology features of retroviral infections in domestic cats from the Zagreb urban area

Renal Involvement in Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Clinicopathological Study

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