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Feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus and Toxoplasma gondii in stray and household cats in Kerman-Iran: Seroprevalence and correlation with clinical and laboratory findings |
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| Authors: | Baharak Akhtardanesh Naser Ziaali Shirin Rezaei |
| Institution: | a Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, P.O. Box 76169133, Iran b Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Lishmaniosis Research Center, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, P.O. Box 444, Iran c Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, P.O. Box 76169133, Iran |
| Abstract: | This study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of feline leukemia virus (FeLV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection among stray and owned cats in southeastern Iran and to identify the influence of age, sex, lifestyle, health status, and laboratory findings on seropositivity. The overall infection rate for FIV, FeLV, and T. gondii was 19.2%, 14.2%, and 32.1% respectively. Results of the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that old adults more likely to be seropositive than juveniles for FIV, FeLV, and T. gondii (adjusted odds ratios ORs], 1.84, 1.56, and 2.57 respectively). Anemic and diseased cats (ORs], 6.62 and 0.9) were at a greater risk of testing positive for FeLV. Male cats were 4.91 times as likely to have FIV as were female and hyperglobulinemia was significantly more prevalent in FIV-infected cats (ORs], 3.4). In conclusion, FIV and FeLV seem to be endemic in Iran and retroviral-associated immunosuppression may be a risk factor for active toxoplasmosis in infected cats. |
| Keywords: | FIV FeLV T gondii Seroepidemiology Iran |
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