Feline retrovirus infection in cats at University Veterinary Hospital (UVH) UPM from 2007 to 2009

Records of 93 cats that were serologically tested for FeLV and FlV in the UVH UPM during the period of January 2007 until October 2009 were examined. It was found that 23 (24.7%) and 11 (11.8%) were positive for FeLV antigen and FlV antibodies, respectively. Out of those showing signs related to the...

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Main Authors: Bande Faruku, Siti Suri Arshad, Zunita Zakaria, Latifah Hassan, Nadzariah Cheng Abdullah, Nor Alimah Rahman
Format: Proceedings Paper
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Univ. Putra Malaysia, (Malaysia) 2013
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Online Access:http://agris.upm.edu.my:8080/dspace/handle/0/5466
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Summary:Records of 93 cats that were serologically tested for FeLV and FlV in the UVH UPM during the period of January 2007 until October 2009 were examined. It was found that 23 (24.7%) and 11 (11.8%) were positive for FeLV antigen and FlV antibodies, respectively. Out of those showing signs related to the diseases, three (3.2%) cats were found positive for both FeLV and FlV. This study supports earlier finding that both FeLV and FlV are prevalent in cat population in Malaysia.