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| Filoni, C. | |
| Exposi‡ao de fel¡deos selvagens a agentes infecciosos selecionados | |
| 2006 Full Book | |
This study evaluated exposure of 12 nondomestic felid species, both free-ranging (n=22) and captive (n=210) in Brazil to 16 potential pathogenic agents for members of Felid family, as feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV 1), feline calicivirus (FCV), feline parvovirus (FPV), feline coronavirus (FCoV), feline leukemia virus (FeLV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), puma lentivirus (PLV), canine distemper virus (CDV), _Bartonella henselae, Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Mycoplasma haemofelis, 'Candidatus _Mycoplasma haemominutum', _Candidatus _Mycoplasma turicensis', _Theileria _sp, and _Cytauxzoon_ sp, using IFA, _Western blot_, ELISA, and TaqMan© PCR and RT-PCR in serum, blood, feces and oral swabs, according to available samples for each animal. The antibody or agents detection demonstrated that Brazilian wild felid populations are exposed to at least FHV 1, FCV, FPV, FCoV, FeLV, puma lentivirus (PLV), _Bartonella henselae_, _Ehrlichia canis, Mycoplasma haemofelis, 'Candidatus_ Mycoplasma haemominutum', and _Cytauxzoon_ sp, related agents, which probably contribute to undiagnosed morbidity and/or mortality scenarios for the Brazilian populations of wild felids. The presence of common domestic carnivore pathogens in wild felids address the need of close monitoring of such infections throughout an integrative and multidisciplinary approach. |
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