New challenges for the diagnosis of feline immunodeficiency virus infection

P Cynda Crawford; Julie K Levy

doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.11.011

New challenges for the diagnosis of feline immunodeficiency virus infection

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2007 Mar;37(2):335-50, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.11.011.

Authors

P Cynda Crawford¹, Julie K Levy

Affiliation

¹ Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2015 SW 16th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. crawfordc@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu

PMID: 17336678
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.11.011

Abstract

Vaccination of cats against feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) with a whole-virus vaccine results in rapid and persistent production of antibodies that are indistinguishable from those used for diagnosis of FIV infection. There are no diagnostic tests available for veterinary practitioners at the present time to resolve the diagnostic dilemma posed by use of whole-virus vaccines for protection of cats against FIV. There is a great need for development of commercially available rapid diagnostic tests that conform to differentiation of infected from vaccinated animals standards.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Viral* / biosynthesis
Cats
Diagnosis, Differential
Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / diagnosis*
Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline / immunology*
Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline / isolation & purification
Sensitivity and Specificity
Viral Vaccines / immunology*

Substances

Antibodies, Viral
Viral Vaccines