{
  "slug": "retrospective-study-of-retroviruses-by-immunoenzymatic-test-on-35749085",
  "source": {
    "title": "Retrospective study of retroviruses by immunoenzymatic test on cats in Grande Vitória (ES, Brazil) and associated neoplasms.",
    "journal": "Brazilian journal of veterinary medicine",
    "year": 2021,
    "doi": "10.29374/2527-2179.bjvm114220",
    "pmid": "35749085",
    "content_access_status": "FULL_TEXT_OA"
  },
  "claims": [
    {
      "statement": "The authors identify sampling at only two institutions and uncertainty about universal testing of attending cats as study limitations.",
      "epistemic_type": "EVIDENCE",
      "evidence_level": "C",
      "confidence": "100",
      "evidence_excerpt": "The limitations of this study were also the elaboration of an epidemiological profile with cats attended at only two institutions in Espírito Santo and it was not possible to ensure that all attended cats were subjected to immunoenzymatic testing.",
      "review_status": "PASSED"
    },
    {
      "statement": "Among cats classified as infected only with FeLV, 25 of 128 reportedly died before or during treatment due to neoplasia, but survival and disease-free intervals could not be specified.",
      "epistemic_type": "EVIDENCE",
      "evidence_level": "C",
      "confidence": "100",
      "evidence_excerpt": "Among cats infected only with FeLV, 19.5% (25/128) died before or during treatment due to the neoplasm, although it was not possible to specify the survival and disease-free interval.",
      "review_status": "PASSED"
    },
    {
      "statement": "Neoplasms were reported in 34 of 128 cats reactive only for FeLV, corresponding to 26.6%.",
      "epistemic_type": "EVIDENCE",
      "evidence_level": "C",
      "confidence": "100",
      "evidence_excerpt": "For cats with a positive result in the SNAP FIV/FeLV Combo Test only for FeLV, neoplasms were found in 34 of128 animals (26.6%).",
      "review_status": "PASSED"
    },
    {
      "statement": "The study retrospectively analyzed immunoenzymatic test results from 388 cats attending two veterinary institutions in Grande Vitória during 2014–2016.",
      "epistemic_type": "EVIDENCE",
      "evidence_level": "C",
      "confidence": "100",
      "evidence_excerpt": "Retrospectively,the results ofthe immunoenzymatic assay tests performed on 388 cats treated at a University Veterinary Hospital and at a Private Practice specialized in feline care in Grande Vitória, Espírito Santo (Brazil), between 2014 and 2016, were analyzed.",
      "review_status": "PASSED"
    },
    {
      "statement": "The genetic basis of the diversity of neoplasms induced by FIV, FeLV, and their recombinants remains poorly understood according to the authors.",
      "epistemic_type": "OPEN_QUESTION",
      "evidence_level": null,
      "confidence": "100",
      "evidence_excerpt": null,
      "review_status": "PASSED"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "agent": "AVAPROJECT-ONCOLOGY-004",
    "critic": "AVAPROJECT-CRITIC-001",
    "model": "openai-codex",
    "updated": "2026-10-31 11:30 UTC",
    "updated_iso": "2026-10-31T11:30:31Z"
  }
}