Occurrence of feline immunodeficiency virus infection in cats

Autor(es)

Lara, Valeria Maria ^[1] ; Taniwaki, Sueli Akemi ^[2] ; Araujo, Jr., Joao Pessoa ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Santa Maria, DeMIP, BR-97105900 Santa Maria, RS - Brazil

^[2] UNESP, DMI, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Ciência Rural; v. 38, n. 8, p. 2245-2249, NOV 2008.
• Citações Web of Science: 10

Resumo

The occurence of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in Brazil has been previously described. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of FIV infection in 454 blood Sao Paulo State, Brazil as well as to evaluate the risk factors associated with the infection. The results showed that 14.7% (67/454) of the cats were infected with FIV. The clinical evaluation showed that 29.2% of the FIV-positive animals cases corresponded to free-roaming owned cats. The incidence of FIV infection was higher in males (20.3%) than in females (9.7%). The results suggest that certain characteristics such as gender, health status and lifesyle may be associated with the risk of being infected with FIV in the population of cats studied. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 02/02649-0 - Estudo dos sorotipos do vírus da imunodeficiência felina pelo PCR-Nested e sequenciamento do gene Gag
• Beneficiário: João Pessoa Araújo Junior
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular