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Virol J
; 9: 99, 2012 May 25.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22632459
RESUMO
BACKGROUND: Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a naturally occurring lentivirus that infects cats. The primary mode of transmission occurs through bite wounds, and other routes are difficult to observe in nature. FINDINGS: The purpose of this study was to evaluate FIV transmission from queen to kitten in a colony of naturally infected stray cats. With this aim, a queen was monitored over a period of three years. A blood sample was taken to amplify and sequence gag, pol and env regions of the virus from the queen, two kittens and other cats from the colony. CONCLUSION: Phylogenetic analysis showed evidence of queen to kitten transmission.