Feline panleukopaenia virus in captive non-domestic felids in South Africa
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Feline panleukopaenia virus in captive non-domestic felids in South Africa | |
| Creator | Lane, Emily P. Brettschneider, Helene Caldwell, Peter Oosthuizen, Almero Dalton, Desiré L. du Plessis, Liza Steyl, Johan Kotze, Antoinette | |
| Description | An outbreak of feline panleukopaenia virus (FPLV) infection was diagnosed by pathology, electron microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in vaccinated captive-bred subadult cheetahs in South Africa. Subsequent to this disease outbreak, 12 cases of FPLV diagnosed on histology were confirmed by PCR in captive African black-footed cat, caracal, cheetah, lion, ocelot and serval. Phylogenetic analyses of the viral capsid protein gene on PCR-positive samples, vaccine and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) reference strains identified a previously unknown strain of FPLV, present since at least 2006, that differs from both the inactivated and the modified live vaccine strains. A previously described South African strain from domestic cats and cheetahs was identified in a serval. Surveys of FPLV strains in South African felids are needed to determine the geographical and host species distribution of this virus. Since non-domestic species may be reservoirs of parvoviruses, and since these viruses readily change host specificity, the risks of FPLV transmission between captive-bred and free-ranging carnivores and domestic cats and dogs warrant further research.Keywords: feline panleukopaenia; parvovirus; felid; cheetah; vaccination | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2016-06-09 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1099 | |
| Source | Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research; Vol 83, No 1 (2016); 8 pages 2219-0635 0030-2465 | |
| Language | eng | |
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