Bennett M, Smyth N R
Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, Veterinary Field Station, Leahurst, Neston, Wirral.
Br Vet J. 1992 Sep-Oct;148(5):399-412. doi: 10.1016/0007-1935(92)90027-X.
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), previously known as feline T-lymphotropic lentivirus (FTLV), was first described by Pedersen et al. (1987) who isolated the virus from cats with a variety of clinical signs suggestive of immunodeficiency. Since then FIV has become one of the most studied feline viruses, not least because of its similarity to human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) which cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in man.
猫免疫缺陷病毒(FIV),以前称为猫嗜T淋巴细胞慢病毒(FTLV),最早由佩德森等人(1987年)描述,他们从出现各种提示免疫缺陷临床症状的猫身上分离出了这种病毒。从那时起,FIV已成为研究最多的猫病毒之一,尤其是因为它与导致人类获得性免疫缺陷综合征(AIDS)的人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)相似。