Feline Foamy Virus Infection: Characterization of Experimental Infection and Prevalence of Natural Infection in Domestic Cats with and without Chronic Kidney Disease

Feline Foamy Virus Infection: Characterization of Experimental Infection and Prevalence of Natural Infection in Domestic Cats with and without Chronic Kidney Disease

Foamy viruses (FVs) are globally prevalent retroviruses that establish apparently apathogenic lifelong infections. Feline FV (FFV) has been isolated from domestic cats with concurrent diseases, including urinary syndromes. We experimentally infected five cats with FFV to study viral kinetics and tro...

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Main Authors: Carmen Ledesma-Feliciano, Ryan M. Troyer, Xin Zheng, Craig Miller, Rachel Cianciolo, Matteo Bordicchia, Nicholas Dannemiller, Roderick Gagne, Julia Beatty, Jessica Quimby, Martin Löchelt, Sue VandeWoude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
foamy virus
spumavirus
retrovirus
viral tropism
infection
kidney
cats
chronic kidney disease
chronic renal disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/7/662

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