EXTREMELY CONFUSING: Possibility of FIV infecting humans? What does this mean?

In vitro infections of human cells with FIV have previously been reported. However, in vitro infection generally produced extremely low levels of FIV, and what little did result was usually ephemeral or defective. Our discovery is the first to demonstrate the in vivo FIV infection of humans and the expression of FIV proteins in humans. The revelation that humans can indeed become infected with FIV signals a possible turning point in the fight against the AIDS virus, allowing researchers the opportunity to develop more effective vaccines and to develop improved diagnostic tools.

Can anyone tell me what this might mean? Every other site that has mentioned FIV says it is a species specific disease that only affects cats. I don't understand how FIV can infect humans when there has never been a documented case and all other sites point to FIV as specific to only cats.

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it means your gonan die of FAIDS!!!!

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