Epizootiologic association between feline immunodeficiency virus infection and feline leukemia virus seropositivity. Academic Article

abstract

• Five hundred twenty-one feline serum samples submitted to the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory between Nov 1, 1988, and Jan 31, 1989 were tested for antibody to feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) by use of an ELISA. The prevalence of FIV infection in this population was 11.3% (95% confidence interval: 8.6 to 14.0%). Serologic test results for FeLV were available for 156 of the 521 cats. A significant (P = 0.008) association between FIV infection and FeLV seropositivity was observed; FeLV-positive cats were nearly 4 times more likely to be seropositive for FIV than were FeLV-negative cats. The association remained statistically significant (P = 0.021) after adjusting for age and gender, using multiple-logistic regression analysis.

authors

• Cohen, Noah

published proceedings

• J Am Vet Med Assoc

author list (cited authors)

• Cohen, N. D., Carter, C. N., Thomas, M. A., Lester, T. L., & Eugster, A. K.

citation count

• 23

complete list of authors

• Cohen, ND||Carter, CN||Thomas, MA||Lester, TL||Eugster, AK

publication date

• July 1990

published in

• Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association  Journal

keywords

• Age Factors
• Animals
• Antibodies, Viral
• Cat Diseases
• Cats
• Female
• Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
• Leukemia
• Leukemia Virus, Feline
• Male
• Prevalence
• Regression Analysis
• Retroviridae
• Retroviridae Infections
• Sex Factors
• Texas

PubMed Central ID

• 2166726

start page

• 220

end page

• 225

volume

• 197

issue

• 2