Tlhaloso e qaqileng
Feline HIV (FIV) ke kokoana-hloko ea lentiviral e tšoaetsang likatse lefatšeng ka bophara, 'me 2.5% ho isa ho 4.4% ea likatse li tšoaelitsoe.FIV e fapane ka mokhoa o fapaneng le li-retrovirus tse ling tse peli, feline leukemia virus (FeLV) le feline foam virus (FFV), 'me e amana haufi-ufi le HIV (HIV).Ho FIV, li-subtypes tse hlano li 'nile tsa khetholloa ho latela phapang ea tatellano ea nucleotide encoding viral envelope (ENV) kapa polymerase (POL).Li-FIV ke tsona feela li-lentivirus tseo e seng tsa primate tse bakang lefu le kang la AIDS, empa FIV ha se hangata li bolaeang likatse hobane li ka phela hantle ka lilemo tse ngata e le bajari le ba fetisang lefu lena.