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ʻO ka Feline HIV (FIV) kahi maʻi lentiviral e hoʻopilikia i nā pōpoki ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa, me 2.5% a 4.4% o nā pōpoki i loaʻa i ka maʻi.He ʻokoʻa ka FIV mai nā manu ʻē aʻe ʻelua feline retrovirus, feline leukemia virus (FeLV) a me feline foam virus (FFV), a pili loa i ka maʻi HIV (HIV).Ma FIV, ua ʻike ʻia nā ʻano ʻelima ma muli o nā ʻokoʻa o nā kaʻina nucleotide e hoʻopili ana i ka envelope viral (ENV) a i ʻole polymerase (POL).ʻO nā FIV wale nō nā lentiviruses non-primate e hoʻoulu ai i ka maʻi AIDS-like, akā ʻaʻole maʻamau ka FIV i mea make i nā pōpoki no ka mea hiki iā lākou ke ola olakino no nā makahiki he nui ma ke ʻano he mea lawe a hoʻouna i ka maʻi.