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| Lagana, D.M.; Lee, J.S.; Lewis, J.S.; Bevins, S.N.; Carver, S.; Sweanor, L.L.; McBride, R.; McBride, C.; Crooks, K.R.; VandeWoude, S. | |
| Characterization of regionally associated Feline immunodeficiency virus in bobcats (_Lynx rufus_) | |
| 2013 Journal of Wildlife Diseases (49): 718-722 | |
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) classically infects felid species with highly divergent species-specific FIVs. However, recent studies have detected an FIV strain infecting both bobcats (_Lynx rufus_) and pumas (_Puma concolor_) in California and Florida. To further investigate this observation, we evaluated FIV from bobcats in Florida (n525) and Colorado (n580) between 2008 and 2011. Partial viral sequences from five Florida bobcats cluster with previously published sequences from Florida panthers. We did not detect FIV in Colorado bobcats. |
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