Ibisobanuro birambuye
Feline VIH (FIV) ni virusi ya lentiviral yanduza injangwe ku isi, aho injangwe zanduye 2,5% kugeza 4.4%.FIV itandukanye muri tagisi nizindi ebyiri za retrovirus, virusi ya leukemia (FeLV) na virusi ya feline foam (FFV), kandi ifitanye isano rya hafi na VIH (VIH).Muri FIV, ubwoko butanu bwamenyekanye hashingiwe ku itandukaniro riri muri nucleotide ikurikirana ibahasha ya virusi (ENV) cyangwa polymerase (POL).FIV ni zo zonyine zidafite virusi itera sida, ariko FIV ntabwo yica injangwe kuko zishobora kubaho ubuzima bwiza mu myaka myinshi nk'abatwara kandi banduza indwara.Inkingo zirashobora gukoreshwa, nubwo imikorere yazo itazwi.Nyuma yo gukingirwa, injangwe yipimishije antibodiyite za FIV.