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Review
. 1992 Sep-Oct;148(5):399-412.
doi: 10.1016/0007-1935(92)90027-X.

Feline immunodeficiency virus: a brief review

M Bennett  1 , N R Smyth
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Review

Feline immunodeficiency virus: a brief review

M Bennett et al. Br Vet J. 1992 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), previously known as feline T-lymphotropic lentivirus (FTLV), was first described by Pedersen et al. (1987) who isolated the virus from cats with a variety of clinical signs suggestive of immunodeficiency. Since then FIV has become one of the most studied feline viruses, not least because of its similarity to human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) which cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in man.

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