Authors: Studer, Nadine, Lutz, Hans, Saegerman, Claude, Gönczi, Enikö, Meli, Marina L, Boo, Gianluca, Hartmann, Katrin, Hosie, Margaret J, Moestl, Karin, Tasker, Séverine, Belák, Sándor, Lloret, Albert, Boucraut-Baralon, Corine, Egberink, Herman F, Pennisi, Maria-Grazia, Truyen, Uwe, Frymus, Tadeusz, Thiry, Etienne, Marsilio, Fulvio, Addie, Diane, Hochleithner, Manfred, Tkalec, Filip, Vizi, Zsuzsanna, Brunetti, Anna, Georgiev, Boyko, Ludwig-Begall, Louisa F, Tschuor, Flurin, Mooney, Carmel T, Eliasson, Catarina, Orro, Janne, Johansen, Helle, Juuti, Kirsi, Krampl, Igor, Kovalenko, Kaspars, Šengaut, Jakov, Sobral, Cristina, Borska, Petra, Kovaříková, Simona, Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina, LS Klinisch Onderzoek Wagenaar, LS Virologie, dI&I I&I-1, dI&I I&I-4
Venue: Viruses
Type: Publication
Abstract: Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus associated with fatal disease in progressively infected cats. While testing/removal and vaccination led to a decreased prevalence of FeLV, recently, this decrease has reportedly stagnated in some countries. This study aimed to prospectively determine the prevalence of FeLV viraemia in cats taken to veterinary facilities in 32 European countries. FeLV viral RNA was semiquantitatively detected in saliva, using RT-qPCR as a measure of viraemia. Risk and protective factors were assessed using an online ...
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Topics: 
Veterinary medicine
Virology
DOI:
10.3390/v11110993
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