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 Volume 10 (1) : 42 -54, 2006

Prevalence of infection by feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and/or feline
leukaemia virus (FeLV) in cats with chronic gingivitis

        

Daniel AGT, Haipek K, Reche Jr 

 

Department of Medical Clinics,  Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, University of São Paulo, Brazil

ABSTRACT 

Daniel AGT, Haipek K, Reche Jr A., Prevalence of infection by feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and/or the feline leukemia virus (FeLV) in cats with chronic gingivitis, Online J Vet Res, 10(1):42-54, 2006 . One of main odontological problems in feline medicine is chronic and untreatable gingivitis, also known as Gingivitis/Stomatitis/ Pharyngitis complex. This affection may be exacerbated by the retroviruses FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) and FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus).Currently the main treatment used to control chronic gingivitis in cats is the use of glucocorticoids (HARVEY, 1994). Classically, the immunosuppressive effects of such drugs have limited their use in either feline or human patients in diseases that may affect their immune system. The purpose of this study was to observe the prevalence of the retroviruses FIV and FeLV in cats with chronic gingivitis and establish a relation between these diseases. In this study 35 cats, female and male, with chronic gingivitis grades 3 and 4 were tested for the FIV and FeLV viruses. Eighteen (51%) of these animals were serologically positive for the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus. In conclusion, it was observed that there is a correlation between chronic gingivitis cases and the presence of FIV. 

KEYWORDS: Cat, Gingivitis, Immunodeficiency, FIV

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