Feline immunodeficiency virus
| Feline immunodeficiency virus | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| Group: | Group VI (ssRNA-RT) |
| Order: | Ortervirales |
| Faimily: | Retroviridae |
| Subfaimily: | Orthoretrovirinae |
| Genus: | Lentivirus |
| Species: | Feline immunodeficiency virus |
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a lentivirus that affects cats warldwide. Frae 2.5% up tae 4.4%[1][2] o cats warldwide are infectit wi FIV.
References
eedit- ↑ Valéria Maria Lara; Sueli Akemi Taniwaki; João Pessoa Araújo Júnior (2008), "Occurrence of feline immunodeficiency virus infection in cats", Ciência Rural, 38 (8): 2245, doi:10.1590/S0103-84782008000800024.
- ↑ Richards, J (2005), "Feline immunodeficiency virus vaccine: Implications for diagnostic testing and disease management", Biologicals, 33 (4): 215–7, doi:10.1016/j.biologicals.2005.08.004, PMID 16257536.