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FIV Project logo Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) is retrovirus than can infect domestic cats and various other feline species. In housecats FIV is well known for causing feline AIDS, a disease which shares many similarities with AIDS in humans. FIV was first discovered in 1986 and has since been identified as an endemic disease. At the moment there's no cure for FIV-infections.
More information can be found here: Hosie MJ et al. Feline immunodeficiency. ABCD guidelines on prevention and management. J Feline Med Surg. 2009 Jul;11(7):575-84. Free Abstract
Wikipedia.org also provides some basic information.

About the project
Herbs, plants and other natural compounds are often used for their (purported) immunostimulatory and immunomodulatory effects. Some of these are also used for treating the effects of FIV because of the lack for suitable specific therapies. Because ALH Nutrition seeks to improve the health of both humans and animals, ALH Nutritional Research was encouraged to start the FIV Project.

Research articles, Reviews, Opinions, Communications
Anti-inflammatory therapy for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus infection and associated AIDS-like syndrome Open Access Article, Image License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
ten Hoeve AL, van Arnhem AL Opinion, Front. Microbio. 2011;2:157

Funding
Non-specific grants:
- 2011RE01 (ALH Nutrition, Utrecht, the Netherlands)
Project-specific grants:
- 2011RE02, research on commercial product (ALH Nutrition, Utrecht, the Netherlands)

Recommended reading
FIV associated neoplasms—A mini-review Free Abstract
Magden E, Quackenbush SL, Vandewoude S. Mini Review, Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 2011 [Epub ahead of print]
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Immunodeficiencies caused by infectious diseases Free Abstract
Sykes JE. Review, Vet. Clin. North. Am. Small Anim. Pract. 2010;40:409-23
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Interferon-tau: current applications and potential in antiviral therapy Free Abstract
Chon TW, Bixler S. Review, J. Interferon Cytokine Res. 2010;30:477-85
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Feline immunodeficiency virus model for designing HIV/AIDS vaccines Free Article
Yamamoto JK, Sanou MP, Abbott JR, Coleman JK. Review, Curr. HIV Res. 2010;8:14-25
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Novel approaches to vaccination against the feline immunodeficiency virus Free Abstract
Pistello M, Conti F, Vannucci L, Freer G. Review, Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 2010;134:48-53
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