2019
DOI: 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2019.146687
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Abstract: Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) are important etiologic agents of immunosuppressive diseases in felines. The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of these retroviruses in domestic cats in Fortaleza, Ceará and the epidemiological factors associated with these infections. Between 2015 and 2016, 138 blood samples were collected and tested for FIV and FeLV by the enzyme immunoadsorption assay (ELISA). Parameters such as breed, gender, age, reproductive… Show more

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“…[17] The prevalence of FeLV infection observed in the current study (Fig. 1) was similar to the results of studies from Italy [52,41], Austria [44], Poland [30], Cyprus [46], Israel [5], Brazil [51], and Mexico [42] (Table 2). In the current study, the FeLV prevalence was higher than observed in Ireland [17], Germany [18], Serbia [19], Switzerland [48], USA and Canada [16], Japan [31], Thailand [49], Australia [12], and New Zealand [47], but lower than in Hungary [8], Turkey [1,29], Malaysia [50,9], Iran [43], and China [45] (Table 2).…”
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confidence: 89%
“…[17] The prevalence of FeLV infection observed in the current study (Fig. 1) was similar to the results of studies from Italy [52,41], Austria [44], Poland [30], Cyprus [46], Israel [5], Brazil [51], and Mexico [42] (Table 2). In the current study, the FeLV prevalence was higher than observed in Ireland [17], Germany [18], Serbia [19], Switzerland [48], USA and Canada [16], Japan [31], Thailand [49], Australia [12], and New Zealand [47], but lower than in Hungary [8], Turkey [1,29], Malaysia [50,9], Iran [43], and China [45] (Table 2).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…Tal variável está diretamente ligada aos protocolos clínicos seguidos pelo serviço de atendimento em questão, onde a castração é preconizada nos pacientes atendidos, tendo em vista que o acasalamento é uma das formas de transmissão dos retrovírus. Além disso, muitos animais que haviam sido testados já eram castrados o que não pode descartar a possibilidade da infecção ter ocorrido antes do procedimento cirúrgico de esterilização (BIEZUS et al, 2018;ROCHA et al, 2019).…”
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“…FeLV, em que a idade prevalente encontrada porRocha et al (2019) foi de 1-5 anos. Em Goiás, o estudo elaborado porLemos et al (2019) demonstrou dados semelhantes, com ocorrência de animais de 1-6 anos com FIV.Westman et al (2016) relatam que tanto animais idosos quanto jovens estão suscetíveis a infecção por FeLV, porém o fato de ter idosos positivos levanta algumas questões como a idade em que se contaminaram, se a contaminação ocorreu por um contactante, tendo em vista que a expectativa de vida de um gato FeLV positivo é de 2 anos (MEGID et al, 2018) ou o vírus ficou latente e só agora reativou.…”
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