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Filoni, Claudia
[1, 2, 3]
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Catao-Dias, Jose Luiz
[4, 3]
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Cattori, Valentino
[5]
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Willi, Barbara
[5]
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Meli, Marina L.
[5]
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Ramiro Correa, Sandra Helena
[4]
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Marques, Mara Cristina
[4]
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Adania, Cristina Harumi
[6]
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Ramos Silva, Jean Carlos
[2, 7]
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Vianna Marvulo, Maria Fernanda
[2]
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Ferreira Neto, Jose Soares
[8]
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Durigon, Edison Luiz
[9]
;
de Carvalho, Vania Maria
[1]
;
Coutinho, Selene Dall'Acqua
[1]
;
Lutz, Hans
[5]
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Hofmann-Lehmann, Regina
[5]
Total Authors: 16
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Paulista, Lab Mol & Cellular Biol, BR-04057000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Brazilian Inst Conservat Med TRIADE, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Pathol, Fac Vet Med & Zootechny, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Sao Paulo Zool Pk Fdn, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[5] Univ Zurich, Clin Lab, Vetsuisse Fac, Zurich - Switzerland
[6] Mata Ciliar Assoc, Jundiai, SP - Brazil
[7] Univ Fed Rural Pernambuco, Sect Vet Prevent Med, Dept Vet Med, Recife, PE - Brazil
[8] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Vet Med & Zootechny, Dept Prevent Vet Med & Anim Hlth, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[9] Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Microbiol, Lab Clin & Mol Virol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 9
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION; v. 24, n. 1, p. 166-173, JAN 2012. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 23 |
| Abstract | |
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. (AU) | |