i'm considering not paying my dsl bill, just so i can get some work done around the house--seems i can't ever get far enough away from my computer and all the needy little ones that come across my monitor!!!!!! argggggggggh....... and if you're dealing with ferals, well.....
On 3/12/07, Stray Cat Alliance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I totally understand! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:49:36 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: 70% false positives no, but this is interesting to keep around.... i'm sorry, i haven't had a chance to look up the articles yet--i do rescue, and that's been consuming all my time lately! haven't forgotten, tho--thought about it last night, right before i fell asleep.... MC On 3/12/07, *Stray Cat Alliance* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ten House Cats, is this the link/info that you meant when you said that 70% of cats are false positives? Anita * http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2551866&dopt=Abstract *<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2551866&dopt=Abstract> *1: **J Am Vet Med Assoc. *1989 Oct 1;195(7):928-30. Links *Comment in: * *J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1989 Dec 15;195(12):1680.*<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2557312&itool=pubmed_AbstractPlus> *J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1990 Jan 1;196(1):10-1.*<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2295538&itool=pubmed_AbstractPlus> *Interpreting feline leukemia test results.* ยท *Romatowski J*<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Search&itool=pubmed_AbstractPlus&term=%22Romatowski+J%22%5BAuthor%5D> . Routine prevaccinal screening for FeLV has inherent statistical limitations owing to the magnification of false-positive test errors by the low prevalence of FeLV viremia in the general cat population. Positive ELISA test results obtained in a screening program should be interpreted with caution, because a high proportion--approximately 72%--of such are likely to be false-positive results. On the other hand, routine screening is an excellent method for ruling out FeLV viremia, because a false-negative result is likely to be obtained in only 1/1,000 tests. PMID: 2551866 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] ------------------------------ Explore the seven wonders of the world Learn more!<http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+world&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE> -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 ------------------------------ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger Get it now!<http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline>
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