Decreased Sensitivity of the Serological Detection of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Potentially Due to Imported Genetic Variants

Decreased Sensitivity of the Serological Detection of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Potentially Due to Imported Genetic Variants

Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a lentivirus of domestic cats worldwide. Diagnosis usually relies on antibody screening by point-of-care tests (POCT), e.g., by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), and confirmation using Western blot (WB). We increasingly observed ELISA-negative, WB-pos...

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Main Authors: Julia Frankenfeld, Theres Meili, Marina L. Meli, Barbara Riond, A. Katrin Helfer-Hungerbuehler, Eva Bönzli, Benita Pineroli, Regina Hofmann-Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Feline immunodeficiency virus
retrovirus
lentivirus
domestic cat
serology
point-of-care test
Western blot
gold standard
veterinary sciences
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/8/697

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