       Document 0363
 DOCN  M9620363
 TI    Population dynamics of feline immunodeficiency virus within cat
       populations.
 DT    9602
 AU    Courchamp F; Pontier D; Langlais M; Artois M; URA CNRS 2055, Universite
       Lyon I, France.
 SO    J Theor Biol. 1995 Aug 21;175(4):553-60. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96030950
 AB    A deterministic model was constructed for studying the circulation of
       Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), a feline retrovirus homologous to
       Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), within populations of domestic cats.
       The model has been tested with data generated by a long-term study of
       several natural cat populations. Simulations and a study of stability
       show that once introduced, the retrovirus is maintained within the
       population, with a stable equilibrium stage reached by both numbers of
       susceptible and infected individuals. An estimation of parameters
       indicates that the transmission rate is low and depends on the structure
       of the population. In addition, FIV has a low impact on the population
       in that the total number of cats at equilibrium when this virus is
       present is almost always equal to the habitat carrying capacity in the
       absence of the virus. Those results, in agreement with other
       observations, suggest that FIV originally arose in the distant past.
 DE    Animal  *Animals, Domestic  Behavior, Animal  Bites and Stings  Cats
       Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*TRANSMISSION  Female
       Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline/*PHYSIOLOGY  Male  Models, Biological
       Population Dynamics  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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