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| Tique, V.; Sanchez, A.; Alvarez, L.; Rios, R.; Mattar, S. | |
| Seroprevalencia del virus de leucemia e inmunodeficiencia felina en gatos de monter¡a, C¢rdoba | |
| 2009 Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia (56): 85-94 | |
The gradual increment of the feline population in Colombia and some countries is associated with presence of diseases that care produce animal health risk. The virus of immunodeficiency and the feline leukemia are the main retroviales diseases with high morbility and mortality in felines and they require of a right diagnostic that extend the felines' life. A descriptive transversal cut study was done, 60 urban domestic cats of Monter¡a were included, animals were from clinics, veterinarian consults and familiar houses. The simultaneous diagnostic of leukemia and feline immunodeficiency was carried out by using inmunoensayo SNAP combo FeLV Ag/FIV Ab (laboratories Idexx Toronto, Canad ) in samples of serum and plasma. The animals were submitted to a physical and laboratory examination the population studied were 30 females and 30 males most of them minor of 2 years. Feline leukemia showed a seroprevalence of 23,3% (14/60), for feline immunodeficiency a seroprevalence of 1,6% (1/60), and the prevalence of double infection for feline leukemia and immunodeficiency was of 5% (3/60). The immunodeficiency's virus and feline leukemia diagnostic was carry out for first time in the population of domestics cats in the city of Monter¡a and it established a seroprevalence of 23,3% and 1,6% respectively. |
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