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Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline
Tree Number(s)
B04.820.650.589.530.400
Unique ID
D016089
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016089
Annotation
infection: coordinate with LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS or FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME if specified by author
Scope Note
A species of LENTIVIRUS, subgenus feline lentiviruses (LENTIVIRUSES, FELINE) isolated from cats with a chronic wasting syndrome, presumed to be immune deficiency. There are 3 strains: Petaluma (FIP-P), Oma (FIP-O) and Puma lentivirus (PLV). There is no antigenic relationship between FIV and HIV, nor does FIV grow in human T-cells.
Entry Version
IMMUNODEFIC VIRUS FELINE
Entry Term(s)
FIV
FTLV
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
Feline T-Lymphotropic Lentivirus
Feline T-Lymphotropic Virus
Lentivirus, Puma
Puma lentivirus
Registry Numbers
txid11673
txid12804
Related Numbers
txid12804
Previous Indexing
Retroviridae (1987-1990)
Public MeSH Note
94; was FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1991-93
Online Note
use IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE to search FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1991-93
History Note
94; was FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1991-93
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline Preferred
Puma lentivirus Narrower
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