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
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63(3): 778-783, June 2011. ilus
Artigo
em Português
| LILACS
| ID: lil-595602
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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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Leucemia Felina
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
/
Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Animais
Idioma:
Português
Revista:
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Veterinária
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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