Epidemiology of feline leukaemia and feline immunodeficiency virus infections in the Czech Republic

Commercial serological sets were used for the examination of 727 cats kept in larger towns of the Czech Republic. FeLV antigen and antibodies to FIV w ere demonstrated in 96 (13.2%) and 42 (5.8%) of the animals, respectively. Seven (0.96%) animals were positive for both FeLV and FIV. Most of the the FeLV and/or FIV positive patients were intact rambling males aged 1-4 years . Chronic gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases were found in 54.2% and 43.8% of the FeLV-positive patients, respectively. Chronic urinary tract d iseases and generalized lymphadenopathy were found in 47.6% and 45.2% of th e FIV-positive patients, respectively. The results of this this first surve y in the Czech Republic have shown prevalence values and clinical patterns similar to those reported formerly from other European countries.