Comparative meta-analysis of feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus seroprevalence correlated with GDP per capita around the globe
| Autor: | Jeffrey W. Clymer, Kristen Ludwick |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Veterinary medicine
Feline immunodeficiency virus 040301 veterinary sciences animal diseases viruses Immunodeficiency Virus Feline Cat Diseases Feline leukemia virus Guanosine Diphosphate Gross domestic product 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Seroepidemiologic Studies Animal welfare Per capita Prevalence Seroprevalence Animals 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences General Veterinary biology Incidence Leukemia Virus Feline virus diseases 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification Tumor Virus Infections Meta-analysis Cats Lentivirus Infections Feral cat Retroviridae Infections |
| Zdroj: | Research in veterinary science. 125 |
| ISSN: | 1532-2661 |
| Popis: | Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) are two prevalent transmittable diseases for domestic cats. This paper reports the frequency of these two diseases compared globally across Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at purchasing power parity per capita (PPP). Information around FeLV and FIV rates of infection in specific locations around the world was analyzed from 47 published articles. Results show that based on the data available, the statistical model indicates that the highest percentage of FeLV or FIV infected cats live in areas of lower PPP (p ≤.001) with a decreasing rate of infection of FeLV and FIV with increasing income. Two theories for this could be that the lower PPP locations in this study were also in areas of greater feral cat and cat colony populations, as well as were areas with less emphasis on animal welfare and animal control programs. Additional research should be conducted to strengthen the study size in South America and Africa before further conclusions can be drawn. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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