Difference between revisions of "Feline Immunodeficiency Virus"
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*Infected cats develop antibody whether or not they are able to clear the virus | *Infected cats develop antibody whether or not they are able to clear the virus | ||
Two versions: | Two versions: | ||
| − | *Avirulent: | + | *'''Avirulent''': |
**Transient infection with no CD4 decline | **Transient infection with no CD4 decline | ||
| − | *Virulent: | + | *'''Virulent''': |
**Progressive CD4 decline with three stages (may present indistinct) | **Progressive CD4 decline with three stages (may present indistinct) | ||
**#'''High circulating virus''' for 1-10 weeks with resulting lymphoid depletion and CD8CD4 double positive Tcell destruction, '''thymic aplasia''' esp in kittens | **#'''High circulating virus''' for 1-10 weeks with resulting lymphoid depletion and CD8CD4 double positive Tcell destruction, '''thymic aplasia''' esp in kittens | ||
**#'''Remission''': decrease in circulating virus as immune response increases, followed by '''immune exhaustion''' | **#'''Remission''': decrease in circulating virus as immune response increases, followed by '''immune exhaustion''' | ||
| − | ** | + | **#*Increase in CD8+ production and antibody response |
| − | ** | + | **#*Paracortical T cells and lymphoid follicles expand in primary and secondary lymph tissue and may be visible as '''white nodules''' |
**#'''Rapidly progressing infection''' with high virus present | **#'''Rapidly progressing infection''' with high virus present | ||
| − | ** | + | **#*Feline AIDS presents in a minority of cases |
| − | ** | + | **#*Nonregenerative anemia |
| − | ** | + | **#*Leucopenia |
| − | ** | + | **#*Neutropenia |
| − | ** | + | **#*Usually followed by secondary infection as a result of '''immunosuppression''' |
| − | ** | + | **#*Virus-ridden T cell destroy normal T cells, causing chronic immunosuppression |
====Epidemiology==== | ====Epidemiology==== | ||
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Antigenicity
- Unrelated to HIV
- No vaccinal protection between USA Petulama prototype and UK (Hayling Island) isolate
Hosts
- Cats, including large cats on game reserves
Pathogenesis
- Receptor: CD134, found on monocyte-derived macrophages and activated T cells
- Net effect: disruption of acquired immune response
- Infected cats develop antibody whether or not they are able to clear the virus
Two versions:
- Avirulent:
- Transient infection with no CD4 decline
- Virulent:
- Progressive CD4 decline with three stages (may present indistinct)
- High circulating virus for 1-10 weeks with resulting lymphoid depletion and CD8CD4 double positive Tcell destruction, thymic aplasia esp in kittens
- Remission: decrease in circulating virus as immune response increases, followed by immune exhaustion
- Increase in CD8+ production and antibody response
- Paracortical T cells and lymphoid follicles expand in primary and secondary lymph tissue and may be visible as white nodules
- Rapidly progressing infection with high virus present
- Feline AIDS presents in a minority of cases
- Nonregenerative anemia
- Leucopenia
- Neutropenia
- Usually followed by secondary infection as a result of immunosuppression
- Virus-ridden T cell destroy normal T cells, causing chronic immunosuppression
- Progressive CD4 decline with three stages (may present indistinct)
Epidemiology
- Transfer via saliva, though usually through a bite (FIV is the disease of enemies)
- Can transfer via milk or mutual grooming in multicat households
- Also transferred via mating
- Particular concern amongst stray males: 3.5% of healthy UK cats are seropositive, but in stray toms, up to 10% are positive
- Four-fold more common in diseased cats than in healthy cats
Diagnosis
- ELISA for serum antibody
- False positives occur, particularly in the presence of maternal Ab
- Positives can be confirmed by lab work (Western blotting)
Control
- No UK vaccine
- Healthy positive cats should have diagnose confirmed by further testing
- Isolate and castrate
- Preventative neutering of males