High prevalence of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) in Slovenia
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Epidemiological Aspects and Clinicopathological Findings in Cats Naturally Infected with Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) and/or Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
Infections produced by feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV), two of the most prevalent pathogens in cats, range from passing unnoticed to presenting a wide variety of clinical signs. Different epidemiological, clinical, hematological and virological parameters were analyzed in 78 FIVand/or FeLV-infected cats. FeLV-infected (FeLV) cats were considerably younger th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta veterinaria
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0567-8315
DOI: 10.2298/avb0803191t