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	The Winn Feline Foundation - Health Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) was first discovered in 1986 in a California cattery where some cats appeared to have an illness similar to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) in people.
		FIV is known to be present in the blood, saliva and cerebrospinal fluid of infected cats.
		FIV is diagnosed by using a blood test that detects antibodies against the virus in the bloodstream of the cat.
	www.winnfelinehealth.org /health/FIV.html (1000 words)

	Cat Care - FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus)
		FIV is not considered to be in the oncornavirus subfamily of retroviruses, as is FeLV.
		Instead, FIV is classified as a lentivirus (or "slow virus"), along with the viruses that cause progressive pneumonia in sheep, infectious anemia in horses, arthritis–encephalitis in goats, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in human beings.
		Feline immunodeficiency virus is fairly unstable outside the cat and will not survive for more than a few hours in most environments.
	www.thecatconnection.com /care/fiv.htm (1972 words)

	Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is transmitted from cat to cat primarily by bites, as the virus is shed in the saliva.
		The approach to testing for FIV is similar to that of FeLV, and follows the recommendations of the American Association of Feline Practitioners and Academy of Feline Medicine advisory Panel.
		FIV positive cats that are not showing any of the associated signs of illness should be examined every 6 months at least.
	www.lbah.com /feline/fiv.htm (1361 words)

	Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
		Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), previously called feline T-lymphotropic lentivirus (FTLV), is a feline virus belonging to the family Retroviridae.
		The immunodeficiency syndrome associated with FIV, with its array of secondary infections, anemia, and low white blood cell counts, is indistinguishable from the noncancerous syndromes associated with FeLV infection.
		Detection of FIV antibody is the diagnostic test of choice, because the levels of virus in the blood of an infected cat are frequently so low as to be undetectable by conventional means.
	maxshouse.com /feline_immunodeficiency_virus.htm (1597 words)

	FIV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The overall prevalence of FIV in the healthy UK cat population is approximately 6 per cent and estimated to be approximately 14 per cent in the sick cat population.
		Cats infected with FIV should be confined indoors to prevent spread of the virus to other cats in the neighbourhood and to minimise exposure of affected cats to infectious agents carried by other animals.
		In FIV infection or in other cases where immunosuppression is suspected or proven, there is a potential risk with the use of live vaccines and potentially a risk that these vaccines may on occasion result in the development of clinical disease.
	www.fabcats.org /fiv.html (1952 words)

	Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV or Feline AIDS) ~ Pawprints and Purrs, Inc.
		The Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), sometimes called the Feline AIDS Virus, is an important disease agent of the cat.
		The FIV is transmitted primarily through bite wounds that occur in cat fights.
		If a mother cat is infected with the FIV at the time she is pregnant or nursing, she can pass large quantities of the virus to her kittens.
	www.sniksnak.com /cathealth/fiv.html (929 words)

	Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
		FIV is in the same retrovirus family as feline leukemia virus (FeLV), but the viruses differ in many ways including their shape.
		Early in the course of infection, the virus is carried to nearby lymph nodes, where it reproduces in white blood cells known as T-lymphocytes.
		Although FIV is a lentivirus similar to HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus) and causes a disease in cats similar to AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) in humans, it is a highly species-specific virus that infects only felines.
	www.vet.cornell.edu /fhc/brochures/fiv.html (1826 words)

	Island Cat Resources & Adoption: FIV Information
		Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a virus that eventually causes immunosuppression in cats - it interferes with a cat's immune system response.
		FIV is present in blood, saliva, and cerebrospinal fluid of infected cats.
		FIV does not survive outside the cat's body and is only very rarely spread by casual cat to cat contact.
	www.icraeastbay.org /fiv.php (743 words)

	Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) causes chronic disease in cats (aquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS) similar to the disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in human beings.
		Although the two viruses belong to the same family, the feline virus is not transmissible to human beings and the human virus is not transmissible to cats.
		FIV is transmitted from cat to cat very efficiently by cat bite wounds and blood transfusions.
	www.blackgiraffe.com /jmight/fiv/fivinfo.html (556 words)

	Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
		Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) causes an infectious disease in domestic cats and cheetahs similar to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection) in humans.
		This immunodeficiency virus (like all immunodeficiency viruses) is very species specific - so specific, in fact, that the virus domestic cats have is different from the kind the big cats have.
		FIV is spread between cats by bite wounds and blood transfusions.
	www.santacruzspca.org /documents/fiv.html (1199 words)

	FIV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Cats with immunosuppression associated with FIV have a higher risk of developing neoplasia, particularly lymphoma, and are more vulnerable to other infectious agents that may be unusual, or of little/less consequence in otherwise healthy cats.
		Virus isolation is sensitive but is limited by practical considerations (expense, facilities and time) and is not suitable for routine use.
		Muirden A. (2002) Prevalence of feline leukaemia virus and antibodies to feline immunodeficiency virus and feline coronavirus in stray cats sent to an RSPCA hospital.
	www.fabcats.org /fiv_000.html (2301 words)

	Feline Immunodeficiency Virus or FIV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		PMEA is also used in cats for treatment of FIV virus in a similar manner, although it appears to have an even higher risk of causing severe side effects, especially bone marrow suppression.
		Pam- FIV, or feline immunodeficiency virus, is a retrovirus in the same family of viruses as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
		Feline herpesvirus (rhinotracheitis) is capable of causing recurrent eye infections that stubbornly resist treatment, with or without the presence of FIV, though.
	www.vetinfo.com /cfiv.html (4393 words)

	FIV - Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
		FIV is commonest in feral cats and older, free-roaming male cats who tend to have lots of fights.
		FIV is more commonly found in middle-aged to older cats (5-10 years) and is most prevalent in feral and stray cats.
		This test quantifies the amount of FIV DNA is in the cat's blood and is especially useful for the early testing of kittens.
	www.yorkcats.org.uk /fiv.htm (1278 words)

	New Hope Animal Hospital - Feline infectious disease (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Virologists classify feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in the same Retroviridae family as the feline leukemia virus (FeLV), but with one major difference: FIV is not considered to be in the oncornavirus subfamily of retroviruses, as is FeLV.
		Feline immunodeficiency virus is spread primarily through saliva, and the principle mode of transmission is bites.
		The incidence of FeLV in the healthy feline population is estimated at 2% to 3% and FIV at 1½% to 3%.
	www.nhahonline.com /f_infectiousd.htm (8827 words)

	Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
		FIV is a retrovirus similar to Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and a syndrome similar to AIDS occurs in cats.
		FIV is not contagious to people; it is an infectious disease spread from cat to cat, primarily by biting.
		Feline immunodeficiency virus is an infectious disease can can be prevented primarily by eliminating interactions with infected cats.
	www.petplace.com /cats/feline-immunodeficiency-virus-fiv/page1.aspx (701 words)

	FIV – Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
		The feline immunodeficiency virus was isolated in 1986 from a cat with clinical symptoms that were strikingly similar to those seen in humans with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the disease associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
		Cats exposed to the virus may go through three stages of infection: the acute stage, lasting 3 to 6 months; the subclinical stage, lasting months to years; and the chronic stage (the feline AIDS stage), which may also last months or years.
		As such, if a cat of unknown vaccination status is presented to a veterinarian or animal shelter, and that cat tests positive on an in-house FIV test, it is currently not possible to distinguish whether the antibodies in their bloodstream developed in response to previous vaccination, or in response to natural infection.
	www.manhattancats.com /Articles/FIV_Feline_Immunodeficiency_Virus.htm (1146 words)

	Feline immunodeficiency virus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		FIV is in the same retrovirus family as Feline leukemia virus (FeLV).
		FIV was first discovered in 1986 in a colony of cats that had a high prevalence of opportunistic infections and degenerative conditions, and has since been identified as an endemic disease in domestic cat populations worldwide.
		FIV infects other feline species, and in fact is endemic in some large wild cats, such as African lions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Feline_immunodeficiency_virus (680 words)

	FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus)
		FIV is often referred to as “Feline Aids.” The viruses are apparently specific for each species, and there is no evidence that FIV is infecting people, or HIV infecting cats.
		This virus may be transmitted from a mother cat to her kitten, though this is rare.
		FIV infection has been associated with a wide variety of disorders including, but not limited to: enlarged lymph nodes, ulcers of the tongue and inflamed gums, progressive weight loss and wasting, poor haircoat and skin disease, diarrhea, anemia, eye and nervous disease, cancer, and many other diseases.
	www.cathealth.com /FIV.htm (1280 words)

	Bengal Cats and FIV, feline aids or immunedeficiency virus, Bengal Cat health issues with current information on FIV, ...
		FIV is a virus that has been around for centuries of time, and been passed through both wild and domestic breeds of cats, and having a diagnosis of FIV positive for your cat is most often not considered as life-threatening as an FELV-positive diagnosis.
		Somehow, the FIV virus can insert its own DNA into the cat's normal white blood cells' DNA, and this virus can also mutate, which is extremely challenging to the animal, whose immune system is now having to constantly create new antibodies to each new mutation.
		It does happen that some FIV positive cats are able to fight back and completely rid themselves of the FIV virus; yet they will still have the FIV antibodies in their system.
	www.hdw-inc.com /healthfiv.htm (875 words)

	Facts, information and answers about FIV, feline immunodeficiency virus, a disease of cats; a FAQ
		FIV infects all cats from leopards and lions to domestic house cats.
		The virus is spread from cat to cat by inoculation of virus from the infected cat into the blood of an uninfected cat.
		FIV is at very high levels in the saliva of infected cats so when they bite opponents during a fight they spread the virus.
	www.dcn.davis.ca.us /vme/DrSue/letter.html (409 words)

	The genome of feline immunodeficiency virus.
		Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a member of the genus Lentivirus of the family Retroviridae.
		Rev functions in the stability and transport of incompletely spliced viral RNAs from the nucleus to cytoplasm and is indispensable for virus replication.
		Although the Tat protein of the primate lentiviruses is essential for virus replication, ORF A (putative Tat gene) of FIV is not essential for virus replication in established feline T lymphoblastoid cell lines.
	www.aegis.com /aidsline/1994/jun/M9460432.html (562 words)

	feline health, feline disease Immunodeficiency Virus, cat care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The feline immunodeficiency virus belongs to the lentivirus subfamily of retroviruses.
		The gag gene is believed to be highly conserved among FIV strains Some investigators feel that peptide mimtopes of complex retroviral glycoproteins may have uses both in prophylaxis as novel vaccines and in the development of serological diagnostic tools.
		The cats in the study were in a region where FIV was endemic, with a prevalence of 29 to 58% over an 8-year observation period.
	www.petspourri.com:8080 /trends04.htm (1235 words)

	Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
		FIV is only transmissible through cat bites or blood transfusions with another cat.
		The FIV seems to be transmitted predominantly by bites since the virus is shed in the saliva of the infected cat.
		Also this virus is not contracted through sexual activity, however it is wise of course to not allow procreation to take place with these animals.
	www.blackgiraffe.com /jmight/fiv/fiv.html (1004 words)

	Virus
		Feline Immunodeficiency virus is related to the HIV virus.
		It is not the opinion of de la Houssaye Animal Hospital that cats positive for this virus should automatically be euthanized.
		There is currently a vaccine in production for the prevention of feline immunodeficiency virus.
	ebiz.hibernia.com /animalclinic/felineimmunodeficiencyvirus (511 words)

	Free Information on Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
		Instead, FIV is classified as a lentivirus (or "slow virus"), along with the
		FIV do not bind to FeLV, nor do antibodies to FeLV bind to FIV.
		Feline immunodeficiency virus is fairly unstable outside the cat and will not
	www.petcaretips.net /fiv_cats.html (1770 words)

	Cornell Feline Health Center
		Reports from Germany of a cat found dead due to a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infection have fueled concerns about the risk this emerging virus poses to cats and, subsequently, to the people who care for them.
		The short answer is "no." None of the known strains of influenza virus are transmissible between cats and people.
		But these viruses are very changeable by nature, so the long answer is a bit more complex.
	www.vet.cornell.edu /FHC (352 words)

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