The prevalence and genetic diversity of feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukemia virus among stray cats in Harbin, China

Mei-qiao PAN; Jiu-cheng WANG; Ya-jun WANG

Makale detayları

The prevalence and genetic diversity of feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukemia virus among stray cats in Harbin, China

Yazarlar:

Mei-qiao PAN | Jiu-cheng WANG | Ya-jun WANG

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Zoology 2018 Vol.42 Issue 2, pp.245-251

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000773697

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6114

pISSN:

1300-0179

Özet:

 


                 
                        Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline 
leukemia virus (FeLV) are typical retroviruses that are transmitted 
horizontally among felines. FIV results in symptoms of immunodeficiency 
such as weight loss, chronic lesions, opportunistic infections, and 
neurological abnormalities, while FeLV is known to cause a variety of 
neoplastic and nonneoplastic diseases in cats, such as thymic lymphoma, 
multicentric lymphoma myelodysplastic syndromes, acute myeloid leukemia,
 aplastic anemia, and immunodeficiency. The prevalence and genetic 
diversity of FIV and FeLV in stray cats have not been investigated. In 
this study, polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent 
assay were used to test 198 blood samples from stray cats from Harbin, 
China, for FIV infection, FeLV seropositivity, and the prevalent 
subtypes of FIV. The gag capsid amino terminus and env V3-V5 regions of 
FIV samples were used to perform phylogenetic analysis. In total, 3% 
(6/198) of the stray cats from five districts of Harbin was PCR- were 
ELISA-positive for FIV. The FeLV positivity rate was 1% (2/198). 
Phylogenetic analysis of the gag and env sequences showed that cats were
 infected with FIV subtype A. This is the first study examining the 
prevalence rates of FIV and FeLV and the prevalent subtypes of FIV of 
stray cats in Harbin. These studies will enrich the epidemiological 
understanding of FIV and FeLV.
                    

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Makale detayları

The prevalence and genetic diversity of feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukemia virus among stray cats in Harbin, China

Yazarlar: Mei-qiao PAN | Jiu-cheng WANG | Ya-jun WANG

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Zoology 2018 Vol.42 Issue 2, pp.245-251

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000773697

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6114

pISSN: 1300-0179

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mei-qiao PAN | Jiu-cheng WANG | Ya-jun WANG

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Zoology 2018 Vol.42 Issue 2, pp.245-251

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000773697

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6114

pISSN:

1300-0179