Seroprevalence of Feline Viral Immunodeficiency and Leukemia at the Veterinary Hospital Sylvio Barbosa Cardoso/UECE
Keywords:
Feline retroviruses, Cat, EpidemiologyAbstract
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) are retroviruses of clinical importance for cats due to their immunosuppressive effects and with a prevalence of 12.32% for FIV and 5.8% for FeLV in the city of Fortaleza. Since there is only one study evaluating the seroprevalence of the pathologies in question in the region, the objective of the present study was to evaluate these data in felines treated at the Sylvio Barbosa Cardoso Veterinary Hospital (HVSBC) located at the State University of Ceará (UECE) in the city of Fortaleza, from March to December 2021, 75 screening tests were performed by immunochromatographic assays. Parameters such as gender, age, domicile status and clinical manifestations were evaluated. The results showed that 16% were positive for FIV, 9% for FeLV and 4% for coinfection (FIV/FeLV). The FIV or FeLV positive animals were mostly male, adult, semi-domiciled and symptomatic cats. The most common clinical manifestation observed in IVF patients was gingivitis. This study showed that 29% of the cats tested were positive and among these 86% were males, more than 50% semi-domiciled, 31% aged between 1 and 2 years old and 81% symptomatic. Epidemiological factors, such as gender, domicile status, age and clinical manifestation, are of paramount importance for the series of retroviruses in Fortaleza. The prevalence of the diseases in question observed in the present study is serious due to the consequences they can cause in affected animals and the potential chance of dissemination.
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