A review of feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus seroprevalence in cats in Canada

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 143, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 243-245

  Little, Susan ^a  

^a Bytown Cat Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feline; FeLV seroprevalence; FIV seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS VACCINE;

AGE; BITE WOUND; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPERIMENTAL CAT; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; LENTIVIRUS INFECTION; LETHARGY; LIFESTYLE; MIXED INFECTION; MOUTH INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; CANADA; CATS; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA, FELINE; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 80052387471     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: 18732534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.06.018     Document Type: Short Survey

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