Seroepidemiological Survey of Feline Retrovirus Infections in Cats in Taiwan in 1993 and 1994.

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  • 1993-1994年台湾のネコレトロウイルスに対する血清疫学調査(短報)
  • 1993-1994年台湾のネコレトロウイルスに対する血清疫学調査〔英文〕
  • 1993 - 1994ネン タイワン ノ ネコレトロ ウイルス ニ タイスル

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In order to investigate the prevalence of infections with three feline retroviruses feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline syncytial virus (FSV) in Taiwan, we collected a total of 75 blood samples from cats from veterinary hospitals, a breeding cattery and a homeless shelter in 1993 and 1994. We examined the presences of anti-FIV and FSV antibodies and FeLV-p27 antigen in these samples by the indirect immunofluorescence and/or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. All of the serum samples positive for FIV were obtained from homeless cats and the overall FIV positive rate was 47%. The overall positive rates of FSV and FeLV were 28% and 1.3%, respectively. From these results, together with previous seroepidemiological surveys by others, it was revealed that the prevalence of FIV and FeLV infections appeared to be lower in Taiwan than in the United States or Japan. In contrast, the prevalence of FSV infection in Taiwan was as high as that in Japan.

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