Research overview: One Health frameworks for wild felid disease

Many of the most important felid diseases, from distemper to leukemia virus to Toxoplasma, originate at the interface of domestic animals, wildlife and people, making them quintessential One Health problems. This overview surveys how integrated frameworks linking human, domestic-animal and wildlife health are applied to wild cats. It examines the recurring pattern of domestic reservoirs seeding wildlife disease, the value of coordinated surveillance and intervention across sectors, and case studies where dog vaccination or feral cat management protected endangered felids. The synthesis connects ecological, veterinary and public-health perspectives. It aims to help readers see felid disease epidemiology not as an isolated wildlife issue but as part of a connected system, where the health of cats, their prey, nearby domestic animals and humans are inseparably intertwined.