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| ==Diagnosis== | | ==Diagnosis== |
− | *FeLV should be suspect in any cat with '''recurrent bacterial infections''', '''anemia''' or '''weight loss''' | + | *FeLV should be suspect in any cat with '''recurrent bacterial infections''', '''anemia''' or '''weight loss'''. Diagnostic tests available for cinfirmation of disease sttus includes: |
− | *'''ELISA''' for '''Antigen''' (capsid protein p27 or envelope protein gp70) | + | *'''ELISA''' for FeLV antigens (capsid protein p27 or envelope protein gp70) |
− | *'''Immunochromatography''' is now trusted as ELISA testing can give false positives | + | *'''Immunochromatography''' is now preferred as ELISA testing can give false positives |
− | *'''Virus isolation''' from heparinised blood can now be performed to confirm a positive diagnosis | + | *'''Virus isolation''' from heparinised blood can be performed to confirm a positive diagnosis |
− | ELISA
| + | *Immunofluorescence |
− | **Rapid-Immuno-Migration | + | *PCR |
− | **Western Blot
| + | *Rapid-Immuno-Migration |
− | **Virus Isolation
| + | *Western Blot |
− | **Immunofluorescence
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− | **PCR
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| ==Infection Control== | | ==Infection Control== |