Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in South America
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Reference | Year | Country / Geographical distribution | Technique | Felid species | No tested | % Positive |
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(43) | 1992 | Brazil/Chile | Western Blot | Puma concolor | 18 | 0 |
(65) | 1994 | Argentina | Western Blot | Felis catus | 26 | 34.6 |
(52) | 1997 | Brazil—São Paulo | ELISA | Felis catus | 401 | 11.7 |
(9) | 2000 | Brazil—Rio Grande do Sul | PCR | Felis catus | 40 | 37.5 |
(61) | 2002 | Brazil—Rio de Janeiro | ELISA | Felis catus | 126 | 16.6 |
(18) | 2003 | Brazil—São Paulo | ELISA | Leopardus pardalis, L. tigrinus, L. wiedii, Herpaiturus yaguarondi, Oncifelis geoffroyi | 104 | 0 |
(12) | 2003 | Brazil—Minas Gerais | PCR | Felis catus | 450 | 2.66 |
(64) | 2007 | Brazil—Minas Gerais | PCR | Felis catus | 145 | 4.14 |
(19) | 2006 | Brazil—Roraima; Acre; Mato Grosso; Mato Grosso do Sul; São Paulo; Rio de Janeiro | ELISA/Western Blot | Puma concolor; Leopardus pardalis; Leopardus tigrinus | 21 | 4.76/9.52 |
(21) | 2007 | Bolivia—Chaco | ELISA | Leopardus pardalis, Oncifelis geoffroyi, Herpaiturus yaguarondi | 20 | 0 |
(31) | 2008 | Brazil—São Paulo | PCR | Felis catus | 454 | 14.7 |
(36) | 2008 | Ecuador—Galapagos | ELISA | Felis catus | 52 | 0 |
(20) | 2011 | Brazil—São Paulo | ELISA/Western Blot | Different species of neotropic and exotic felids | 145 | 6.9 * |
2. Felis Catus
3. Nondomestic Felid Species
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflict of Interest
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