Molecular detection of feline leukemia virus in clinically ill cats in Klang Valley, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is classified as Retroviridae gammaretrovirus. FeLV occurs worldwide, including Malaysia. Thus far, only one decade-old study on molecular characterization of Malaysian FeLV isolates exists, which resulted in a scarcity of updated information of current FeLV isolates circulating in Malaysia. This study was conducted to determine the status of FeLV in clinically ill cats and to study the molecular characterization and phylogenetic relatedness of the current isolates.

Materials and methods

Convenience sampling was performed in 20 cats from the Gasing Veterinary Hospital in Selangor. Plasma and saliva samples were collected from 15 clinically ill cats and 5 healthy cats subjected to one-step reverse transcription-polymerase

SUBMITTER: Mummoorthy K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7994122 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature