Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Detection of feline leukaemia virus in blood and bone marrow of cats with varying suspicion of latent infection.
- Journal:
- Journal of feline medicine and surgery
- Year:
- 2001
- Authors:
- Herring, E S et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences · United States
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if polymerase chain reaction (PCR) could be used to detect FeLV proviral DNA in bone marrow samples of cats with varying suspicion of latent infection. Blood and bone marrow samples from 50 cats and bone marrow from one fetus were collected, including 16 cats with diseases suspected to be FeLV-associated. Serum enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), blood and bone marrow immunofluorescent antibody test (IFA), and blood and bone marrow PCR were performed on each cat, and IFA and PCR on bone marrow of the fetus. Forty-one cats were FeLV negative. Five cats and one fetus were persistently infected with FeLV. Four cats had discordant test results. No cats were positive on bone marrow PCR only. It appears persistent or latent FeLV infection is not always present in conditions classically associated with FeLV.
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