FREQUENCY OF THE VIRUS OF THE FELINE LEUKEMIA (FeLV) IN DOMESTIC FELINES (Felis catus) SEMI-DOMICILED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF PELOTAS AND RIO GRANDE

Authors

  • Ana Raquel Mano Meinerz UFRGS
  • Tatiana de Ávila Antunes
  • Lorena Leonardo de Souza
  • Patrícia da Silva Nascente
  • Renata Osório de Faria
  • Marlete Brum Cleff
  • Fabiane Resende Gomes
  • Márcia de Oliveira Nobre
  • Dilmara Reischak
  • Luis Filipe Damé Schuch
  • Mário Carlos Araújo Meireles

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v11i1.438

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Abstract

Considering the importance of FeLV in the feline clinic, as well as the likely agent spread from a symptomatic or asymptomatic feline bearer, this work has as objective the study of the frequency of FeLV in felines residents in the cities of the Pelotas and Rio Grande, municipalities located in the south area of Brazil. For that, the blood of 120 semi-domiciled animals was collected for the detection of the retrovirus through the Indirect Immunofluorescence technique (IFA). FeLV was detected in 38,3% (46/120) of the studied animals, representing a larger frequency considering other studies accomplished in other areas of Brazil, what confirms the importance of FeLV in the studied region.

KEY WORDS: FeLV, felines, immunofluorescence, retrovirus.

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Published

2010-04-01

How to Cite

MEINERZ, A. R. M.; ANTUNES, T. de Ávila; DE SOUZA, L. L.; NASCENTE, P. da S.; DE FARIA, R. O.; CLEFF, M. B.; GOMES, F. R.; NOBRE, M. de O.; REISCHAK, D.; SCHUCH, L. F. D.; MEIRELES, M. C. A. FREQUENCY OF THE VIRUS OF THE FELINE LEUKEMIA (FeLV) IN DOMESTIC FELINES (Felis catus) SEMI-DOMICILED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF PELOTAS AND RIO GRANDE. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 11, n. 1, p. 90–93, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v11i1.438. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/438. Acesso em: 16 aug. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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