Publications

prevalence of feline leukaemia virus and antibodies to feline immunodeficiency virus and feline coronavirus in stray cats sent to an rspca hospital.	a total of 517 stray cats at an rspca veterinary hospital were tested for feline leukaemia virus (felv), feline coronavirus (fcov) and feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv). the prevalence of felv was 3.5 per cent in all the cats, 1.4 per cent in healthy cats and 6.9 per cent in sick cats. felv positivity was associated only with disease of non-traumatic origin. antibodies to fcov were present in 22.4 per cent of the cats, and their prevalence was significantly higher in cats over two years old an ...	2002	12046785
borna disease virus: evidence of naturally-occurring infection in cats in australia.	in europe, borna disease virus (bdv) infection has been linked with staggering disease. the aim of this study was serological investigation for bdv infection in australian cats. de-identified sera were obtained from domestic cats presented at various veterinary clinics. bdv antigen levels were measured by a monoclonal antibody-based elisa. antibody to bdv measured semiquantitatively by elisa was detected in 0.8% of cats from south australia and 3.2% of animals from nsw confirmatory assays for el ...	2008	18771098