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Whisking away the veil: exploring feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukaemia virus prevalence among shelter cats in Portugal

dc.contributor.authorAfonso, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Luís Miguel
dc.contributor.authorQuintas, Helder
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Ana Cláudia
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-01T10:38:37Z
dc.date.available2024-07-01T10:38:37Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractFeline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) are important pathogens affecting feline hosts worldwide, compromising the health, well-being, quality of life, and lifespan of infected cats. This study explores the prevalence of these viral agents among shelter cats in Portugal, aiming to un-ravel their complexities and implications. The prevalence of FIV and FeLV was assessed by collecting blood samples (n = 326) from cats during medical routine check-ups at shelter admission and testing them with an immun-ochromatographic kit. The overall seroprev-alence of FIV and FeLV was 15.3% (50/326, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 11.6–19.7). The proportion of cats positive to FIV, FeLV, and both FIV and FeLV was 9.8% (32/326, 95% CI: 6.8-13.6), 2.1% (7/326, 95% CI: 0.9-4.4) and 3.4% (11/326, 95% CI: 1.7-6.0), respectively. The prevalence of FIV and both FeLV and FIV appeared to be higher in the adult population. No statistical association was found between sex, breed, hair, or municipality, and FeLV, FIV and both FeLV and FIV prevalence. This is the first report on retroviral prevalence in shelter cats in Portugal, which provides important information regarding FIV and FeLV among stray cats in Portugal, highlighting the need for surveillance of those viruses, improved compliance with vaccination programmes, and vigilant management strategies to limit and control these viruses in the feline population.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the projects UIDP/00772/2020 and LA/P/0059/2020, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAfonso, Paulo; Cardoso, Luis; Quintas, Hélder; Coelho, Ana Cláudia (2024). Whisking away the veil: exploring feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukaemia virus prevalence among shelter cats in Portugal. Veterinarska stanica. ISSN 0350-7149. 55:5, p. 503-513pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.46419/vs.55.5.1pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0350-7149
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/29975
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherCroatian Veterinary Institutept_PT
dc.relationVeterinary and Animal Science Research Centre
dc.relationAssociate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCatspt_PT
dc.subjectFeLV;pt_PT
dc.subjectFIVpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectshelterpt_PT
dc.titleWhisking away the veil: exploring feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukaemia virus prevalence among shelter cats in Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage513pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue5pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage503pt_PT
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oaire.citation.volume55pt_PT
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