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Correspondence

Feline Leukaemia Virus Testing

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Pages 188-189 | Published online: 23 Feb 2011
 

Abstract

Sir, — Cat owners, cat breeders and veterinarians are now well aware that feline leukaemia virus (Felv) is a cause of serious disease in cats and also that Felv is involved in the pathogenesis of many diseases other than lymphosarcoma(8). Epidemiological studies using a variety of techniques to detect virus and antibodies have defined populations of cats that are at risk from the effects of the virus and methods of control have been suggested(2)(3)(4). All methods of control are based on separation cf Felv-infected cats from susceptible animals. To do this, viraemic cats need to be identified either by the demonstration of Felv-specific antigen in the cytoplasm of circulating leucocytes or platelets (by immunofluorescence on blood smears), demonstration of viral antigen in serum or plasma, or by isolation of virus from the plasma in feline cell cultures.

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