Ocorrência do vírus da leucemia felina em Felis cattus em Belo Horizonte / Occurrence of feline leukemia virus in Felis cattus in Belo Horizonte
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
; 63(3): 778-783, June 2011. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-595602
Responsible library:
BR68.1
ABSTRACT
Blood samples from 1,072 domestic cats of nine administrative regions of Belo Horizonte, MG, were collected and tested using PCR nested for the occurrence of feline leukemia virus (FeLV). Overall occurrence was 47.5 percent (507/1072) being North (68.1 percent) and East (54.4 percent) the most prevalent areas. Epidemiological data showed that FeLV infection was very common among examined cats and breed neither gender nor were predisposing factors for FeLV. The results suggest that the agglomeration of a large number of cats in the same environment can be an important factor for the increase in the rate of transmission of this retrovirus among domestic cats in the studied city.
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Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Leukemia, Feline
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
Journal subject:
Veterinary Medicine
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR