TABLE 2.
Markers of FIV infection in vaccinated and unvaccinated cats
| Cat group | No. of cats positive/no. examineda
|
Total no. of infected cats at end of expt | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mo
|
12 mo
|
18 mo
|
28 mo
|
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| VI | PCR | Serology | VI | PCR | Serology | VI | PCR | Serology | VI | PCR | Serology | ||
| Vaccinated | 0/12 | 0/12 | NA | 0/12 | 0/12 | NA | 0/11 | 0/12 | NA | 0/11 | 0/11 | NA | 0/12 |
| Unvaccinated | 0/12 | 1/12 | 1/12 | 0/13 | 2/13 | 3/13 | 1/13 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 2/11 | 3/11 | 4/11 | 5/14 |
a
At time zero, all cats were negative for all tests after 3 months of assessment. VI, virus isolation. Serology, confirmed positives using ELISA followed by WB. At some time points, not all cats were examined due to inability to bleed some animals. NA, not applicable.