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HIV/AIDS
New HIV/AIDS study findings have been reported by A.N. Martins and co-researchers
October 22nd, 2008
"Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is the Lentipirus responsible for an immunodeficiency-like disease in domestic cats (Felis catus). FIV is divided into five phylogenetic subtypes (A, B, C, D, and E), based on genetic diversity," scientists in Brazil report. "Knowledge of the geographical distribution of subtypes is relevant for understanding different disease progressions and for vaccine development. In this study, viral sequences of 26 infected cats from Rio de Janeiro, 8 undergoing treatment with zidovudine (AZT) for at least 5 years, were successfully amplified from blood specimens. gag capsid (CA), pol reverse transcriptase (RT), and env gp120 (V3-V4) regions...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-10-22)
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