Table 3.

Summary of the location and FIV prevalence in previous Australian studies

Reference	Australian city/state	FIV prevalence as detected by circulating antibodies from serum or plasma
Sabine et al (1988)	Sydney, NSW	6.7% (2/30) ‘normal’ pet cats, 4.3% (1/23) ‘sick'pet cats, 21% (3/14) pet cats with lymphosarcoma, 20% (9/44) cats experimentally infected with FeLV
Belford et al (1989)	Queensland and NSW	32% (21/65) ‘sick’ pet cats with signs suggestive of FIV or cats ‘in contact’ with FIV positive cats
Robertson et al (1990)	Perth, Western Australia	29% (21/72) ‘healthy’ pet cats, 28% (59/211) ‘sick’ pet cats
Friend et al (1990)	Melbourne, Victoria	26% (93/357) pet cats with suspected immune deficiency, 25% (27/110) stray cats sampled as part of another study
Thomas et al (1993)	Western Australia	24% (78/326) ‘sick’ cats
Malik et al (1997)	Sydney, NSW	7% (14/200) ‘healthy’ pet cats, 21% (148/711) pet cats with suspected immune dysfunction
Winkler et al (1999)	Adelaide, South Australia	10% (39/389) domesticated cats of unknown health status, 9% (6/66) feral cats