Feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus and Bartonella species in stray cats on St Kitts, West Indies. 2010

Patrick J Kelly, and Lenita Moura, and Tanya Miller, and Jaime Thurk, and Nicole Perreault, and Adriana Weil, and Ricardo Maggio, and Helene Lucas, and Edward Breitschwerdt
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 334, West Farm, Saint Kitts and Nevis. pkelly@rossvet.edu.kn

Stray cats trapped in various areas of Basseterre, the capital of St Kitts in the West Indies, were tested for infection with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV) using commercial kits. Of 99 (51 male and 48 female) cats trapped in 2006/7, 15% (12 males and three females) were positive for FIV while none were positive for FeLV. Of 72 (41 males and 31 females) cats trapped in 2009, 14% (nine males and one female) were positive for FIV while none were positive for FeLV. Polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed DNA of Bartonella species in whole blood collected from 60/95 (63%) cats trapped in 2006/7. Sequencing of the 16S-23S rRNA gene intergenic transcribed spacer (ITS) region of a convenience sample of nine amplicons and the 11 isolates made from 43 blood samples which were cultured using Bartonella alpha Proteobacteria (BAPGM) enrichment medium revealed B henselae (14) and B clarridgeiae (six).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002371 Cat Diseases Diseases of the domestic cat (Felis catus or F. domesticus). This term does not include diseases of the so-called big cats such as CHEETAHS; LIONS; tigers, cougars, panthers, leopards, and other Felidae for which the heading CARNIVORA is used. Feline Diseases,Cat Disease,Disease, Cat,Disease, Feline,Diseases, Cat,Diseases, Feline,Feline Disease
D002415 Cats The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801) Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D005256 Leukemia Virus, Feline A species of GAMMARETROVIRUS causing leukemia, lymphosarcoma, immune deficiency, or other degenerative diseases in cats. Several cellular oncogenes confer on FeLV the ability to induce sarcomas (see also SARCOMA VIRUSES, FELINE). Cat Leukemia Virus,FeLV,Feline Lymphoma Virus,Feline Leukemia Virus,Cat Leukemia Viruses,Feline Leukemia Viruses,Feline Lymphoma Viruses,Leukemia Virus, Cat,Leukemia Viruses, Cat,Leukemia Viruses, Feline,Lymphoma Virus, Feline,Lymphoma Viruses, Feline
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001473 Bartonella A genus of gram-negative bacteria characteristically appearing in chains of several segmenting organisms. It occurs in man and arthropod vectors and is found only in the Andes region of South America. This genus is the etiologic agent of human bartonellosis. The genus Rochalimaea, once considered a separate genus, has recently been combined with the genus Bartonella as a result of high levels of relatedness in 16S rRNA sequence data and DNA hybridization data. Rochalimaea
D001474 Bartonella Infections Infections by the genus BARTONELLA. Bartonella bacilliformis can cause acute febrile anemia, designated Oroya fever, and a benign skin eruption, called verruga peruana. BARTONELLA QUINTANA causes TRENCH FEVER, while BARTONELLA HENSELAE is the etiologic agent of bacillary angiomatosis (ANGIOMATOSIS, BACILLARY) and is also one of the causes of CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE. Bartonellosis,Carrion's Disease,Oroya Fever,Rochalimaea Infections,Verruga Peruana,Bartonella bacilliformis Infection,Carrion Disease,Infections, Bartonella,Infections, Rochalimaea,Bartonella Infection,Bartonella bacilliformis Infections,Bartonelloses,Disease, Carrion,Disease, Carrion's,Fever, Oroya,Infection, Bartonella,Infection, Bartonella bacilliformis,Infection, Rochalimaea,Rochalimaea Infection
D012192 Retroviridae Infections Virus diseases caused by the RETROVIRIDAE. Retrovirus Infections,Infections, Retroviridae,Infections, Retrovirus,XMRV Infection,Xenotropic MuLV-related Virus Infection,Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-related Virus Infection,Infection, Retroviridae,Infection, Retrovirus,Infection, XMRV,Infections, XMRV,Retroviridae Infection,Retrovirus Infection,XMRV Infections,Xenotropic MuLV related Virus Infection,Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus related Virus Infection
D012582 Schools, Veterinary Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of veterinary medicine. Veterinary Schools,School, Veterinary,Veterinary School

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