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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION
卷 24, 期 1, 页码 166-173出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1040638711407684
关键词
Feline viral infections; mycoplasmas; vector-borne pathogens; wild felids
资金
- National Council for the Scientific and Technological Development [301517/2006-1]
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior
- University of Sao Paulo
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo [2008/54338-4]
The aim of the current study was to investigate the exposure of captive wild felids to various infectious pathogens using serological and molecular methods. One hundred and fifty-nine neotropic felids and 51 exotic felids from 28 captive settings in Brazil were tested. While antibodies against Feline parvovirus and Feline coronavirus (FCoV), Feline calicivirus and Bartonella spp. were frequently detected by serologic tests, antibodies against Felid herpesvirus 1 or infection with hemotropic mycoplasmas were less prevalent. Serologic evidence of exposure to Ehrlichia spp., Feline immunodeficiency virus, and Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) was detected rarely, and infections with FeLV, Ehrlichia spp., and Cytauxzoon spp. were found infrequently. The detected Bartonella sequence was molecularly similar to B. koehlerae and B. henselae; for Cytauxzoon, the sequence resembled those from domestic cats. No Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Theileria spp. infections were detected. The positive test results varied significantly among different facilities and species. Additionally, FCoV seropositivity was more prevalent in captivity than in free-ranging populations. Results suggest that testing is appropriate prior to relocation of felids.
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