| feline immunodeficiency virus subtypes a, b and c and intersubtype recombinants in ontario, canada. | knowledge of the geographical distribution of feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv) subtypes is important for understanding different disease courses and for vaccine design. intersubtype recombination may develop in areas where more than one subtype is prevalent and has the potential to create new transmittable variants with novel pathogenic properties. in this study, 40 fiv-positive dna samples were classified by sequence analysis of the ltr-gag region. phylogenetic analysis indicated that 32 can ... | 2004 | 15218168 |
| feline immunodeficiency virus testing in stray, feral, and client-owned cats of ottawa. | feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv) seroprevalence is evaluated in 3 groups of cats. seventy-four unowned urban strays were tested, as well as 20 cats from a small feral cat colony, and 152 client-owned cats. of the 246 cats tested, 161 (65%) were male and 85 (35%) were female. seroprevalence for fiv was 23% in the urban strays, 5% in the feral cat colony, and 5.9% in the client-owned cats. ten cats (4%) were also positive for feline leukemia virus (felv) antigen, including 2 cats coinfected wit ... | 2005 | 16454381 |