Epidemiological Insights into Feline Leukemia Virus Infections in an Urban Cat (<i>Felis catus</i>) Population from Brazil

Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus distributed worldwide in domestic cats and with different outcomes (progressive, regressive, abortive, focal). The present study reports an epidemiological survey of FeLV frequency and the evaluation of some risk factors and the two main disease outcomes...

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Published in:	Animals
Main Authors:	Laura Pancich Diesel, Lauren Santos de Mello, Weslei de Oliveira Santana, Nilo Ikuta, André Salvador Kazantzi Fonseca, Diéssy Kipper, Raquel Redaelli, Vagner Reinaldo Zingali Bueno Pereira, André Felipe Streck, Vagner Ricardo Lunge
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Subjects:	FeLV prevalence Brazil PCR proviral load viral load
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/7/1051

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