TY  - JOUR
AU  - Alves, Fabiana 
AU  - Rajao, Daniela Souza 
AU  - Puerto, Helen Lima Del 
AU  - Braz, Gissandra Farias 
AU  - Leite, Romulo Cerqueira 
AU  - Mazur, Carlos 
AU  - Martins, Almir Sousa 
AU  - dos Reis, Jenner Karlisson Pimenta 
PY  - 2011
TI  - Occurrence of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and Feline Leukemia Virus Infection in Cats 
JF  - American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
DO  - 10.3844/ajavsp.2011.125.129
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajavsp.2011.125.129
AB  - Problem statement: The objective of the present study was to evaluate occurrence of the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and the Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) infection in asymptomatic domestic cats in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for FIV detection and SNAP Combo Plus for FeLV and FIV detection. Approach: Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein of 78 healthy cats, mixed breeds and ages and both sexes. Specific primers were designed for PCR to amplify a 244 bp fragment of FIV gag gene. Results: Five animals (6.41%) were positive by PCR and three animals (3.85%) were positive by SNAP Combo Plus for FIV and 14 animals were positive for FeLV (17.95%). Conclusion: These results suggest that there is a significant occurrence of asymptomatic infected animals which may serve as potential transmitters of FIV and FeLV.