Plasma Electrophoretogram in Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and/or Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV) Infections

Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV)

Epidemiological Aspects and Clinicopathological Findings in Cats Naturally Infected with Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) and/or Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)

Infections produced by feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV), two of the most prevalent pathogens in cats, range from passing unnoticed to presenting a wide variety of clinical signs. Different epidemiological, clinical, hematological and virological parameters were analyzed in 78 FIVand/or FeLV-infected cats. FeLV-infected (FeLV) cats were considerably younger th...

Evaluation of a new in-clinic test system to detect Feline Immunodeficiency Virus(FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus(FeLV) infection

Background Many diagnostic in-house tests for identification of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus(FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) infection are licensed for use in veterinary practice. A new test with unknown performance has recently appeared on the market. Objectives The aim of this study was to define the efficacy of a new in-clinic test system, Anigen Rapid FIV Ab/FeLV Ag Test Kit, and to ...

Pharmacological Inhibition of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)

Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a member of the retroviridae family of viruses and causes an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in domestic and non-domestic cats worldwide. Genome organization of FIV and clinical characteristics of the disease caused by the virus are similar to those of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Both viruses infect T lymphocytes, monocytes and macrophage...

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) Neutralization: A Review

One of the major obstacles that must be overcome in the design of effective lentiviral vaccines is the ability of lentiviruses to evolve in order to escape from neutralizing antibodies. The primary target for neutralizing antibodies is the highly variable viral envelope glycoprotein (Env), a glycoprotein that is essential for viral entry and comprises both variable and conserved regions. As a r...