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From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: contagiousness of FELV and other thoughts.../strain
Thank you for clarification..
No no. It was my fault for not being clearer. I tend to ramble on since
this disease is always on my mind.
I think I understand now. I guess my question
is do FELV+ cats develop all strains?
Not necessarily.
Or do some get A and then either B or
C?
All FeLV-infected cats are infected with FeLV-A. About 50% of the
FeLV-infected cats generate FeLV-B, and only about 1% generate FeLV-C.
A cat cannot have FeLV-B, or C without having FeLV-A.
Ong.
Chris
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Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 12:50 PM
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Subject: Re: contagiousness of FELV and other thoughts.../strain
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 12:35 PM
Subject: RE: contagiousness of FELV and other thoughts.../strain
OK-- so what you're saying is that depending on the strain of FELV, it
is
NOT contagious?
No, I don't think that's what I said. I believe I said "FeLV-A occurs in
all FeLV-infected cats and causes severe immunosuppression" "Only FeLV-A
is
transmitted contagiously among cats."
"FeLV-B or -C are generated de novo by recombination between endogenous
FeLV
sequences and the infecting FeLV-A. FeLV-B and FeLV-C are not transmitted
contagiously among cats in nature."
IOW, all FeLV infected cats are infected with FeLV-A which is tramsmitted
contagiously among cats. FeLV-B and C are generated within the cat by
recombination with the infecting FeLV-A and endogenous FeLV sequences.
I hope this clears up your confusion.
Ong
If so, then it really puts into question the tests
routinely used? What tests could be used to determine the strain?
Chris
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From: "Gloria B. Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: contagiousness of FELV and other thoughts.../strain
I appreciate the thoughtfulness of what you've written so much. I've
mixed FELV with negatives, no prob. But always a question - shudder.
Have wondered for some time about strains. Does anybody know if
there's an available test for the strain of FELV?
Gloria
Hi Gloria,
I'm new to the group; I hope you don't mind if I butt in.
The differences in the outcome of FeLV infection can be attributed to
differences in virus subgroups that may be considered strains. FeLV-A,
FeLV-B, and FeLV-C.
Only FeLV-A is transmitted contagiously among cats. FeLV-B or -C are
generated de novo by recombination between endogenous FeLV sequences and
the
infecting FeLV-A. FeLV-B and FeLV-C are not transmitted contagiously
among
cats in nature. The subgroups are determined by viral interference
assays.
These are highly specialized tests and usually available only in
research
and specialized diagnostic labs.
FeLV-A occurs in all FeLV-infected cats and causes severe
immunosuppression
(weakened immune system).
FeLV-B occurs in about 50% of all FeLV-infected cats and causes more
neoplastic disease (i.e., tumors and other abnormal tissue growths) than
cats infected only with FeLV-A.
FeLV-C occurs in about 1% of FeLV-infected cats and causes severe
anemia.
hth,
Ong
