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Deem, S.L.; Davis, R.; Pacheco, L.F.
Serologic evidence of nonfatal rabies exposure in a free-ranging oncilla (_Leopardus tigrinus_) in Cotapata National Park, Bolivia
2004 Journal of Wildlife Diseases (40): 811-815
A clinically healthy free-ranging oncilla (_Leopardus tigrinus_) was live-trapped in Boliva in 2000. Based on serology, we concluded that this animal was exposed to feline panleukopenia virus, _Toxoplasma gondii_, and rabies virus. The rabies virus-neutralizing antibody titer (>70 IU/ml) in this oncilla was unusual for an asymptomatic animal exposed to street virus and at a level expected in animals exposed to a large amount of virus, clinically affected, or vaccinated. Based on a subsequent 18 mo of radiotracking, we concluded that the oncilla had a nonfatal exposure to rabies virus.
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