Feline immunodeficiency virus subtype C is prevalent in Northern part of Taiwan

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 197 - 199
• Main Authors: Uema, M. (Tokyo Univ. (Japan)), Ikeda, Y, Miyazawa, T, Lin, J.A, Chen, M.C, Kuo, T.F, Kai, C, Mikami, T, Takahashi, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 01.02.1999; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: AIDS/HIV; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Antibodies, Viral - blood; CATS; CHAT; Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect - veterinary; GATO; Gene Products, env - chemistry; IMMUNODEFICIENCE; IMMUNODEFICIENCY; Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline - classification; Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline - immunology; INMUNODEFICIENCIA; Leukocytes, Mononuclear - virology; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Sequence Alignment; Seroepidemiologic Studies; subtype; TAIWAN; Taiwan - epidemiology; VIRUS; VIRUSES; Taiwan
• ISSN: 0916-7250; 1347-7439
• DOI: 10.1292/jvms.61.197

The seroepidemiological survey of cats conducted in northern part of Taiwan in 1998 revealed that the positive rate of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-infection was 21.9% (7/32) and the rate was much higher than those of previous reports. We succeeded in isolation of three strains of FIV from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of the blood samples. Nucleotide sequences of the env variable V3 to V5 region of the strains revealed that the isolates form distinct areas belong to subtype C. These data together with our previous report (Inada et al. 1997. Arch. Virol., 142: 1459-1467) indicate that FIV subtype C is prevalent in northern part of Taiwan