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Year 2017 - Volume 37, Number 5
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Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) and Leishmania sp. in domestic cats in the Midwest of Brazil, 37(5):491-494
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ABSTRACT.- Poffo D., Almeida A.B.P.F., Nakazato L., Dutra V., Correa S.H.R., Mendonça A.J. & Sousa V.R.F. 2017. Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) and Leishmania sp. in domestic cats in the Midwest of Brazil. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 37(5):491-494. Departamento de Clínica Médica Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa 2367, Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, MT 78900-060, Brazil. E-mail: regia@ufmt.br
This search aimed to investigate FIV and FeLV infections in domestic cats, analysing the epidemiological profile of the disease as well as additional infection with Leishmania sp. We evaluated 88 domestic cats for the presence of FIV, FeLV and Leishmania sp. infection. Eleven (12.5%) cats were positive for FIV infection, four (4.5%) were positive for FeLV, and two were co-infected. However, none was infected with Leishmania sp. The prevalence for FIV infection was higher than FeLV, and those observed in other regions, but no factor was associated with the infection by FIV and FeLV in this study. |
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