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Research overview: serosurveys as a window on pathogen exposure in wild carnivores
OverviewSerological surveys, which detect antibodies as evidence of past or present infection, are a workhorse of wildlife disease epidemiology. This overview surveys how serosurveys reveal pathogen exposure…
Research overview: the 1994 Serengeti lion die-off chronology and population impact
OverviewIn 1994 a canine distemper epidemic swept the Serengeti, killing roughly a third of its lions and spreading to leopards, hyenas and other carnivores. This overview reconstructs the outbreak timeline:…
Research overview: tick-borne blood parasites of lions: Babesia, Anaplasma and beyond
OverviewLions and other wild felids host a range of tick-borne blood parasites including Babesia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia and Hepatozoon, usually carried without obvious harm but capable of contributing to disea…
Research overview: vaccination of captive carnivores against SARS-CoV-2
OverviewAfter SARS-CoV-2 reached zoo animals, some facilities vaccinated captive carnivores, including big cats, using animal-specific vaccines to reduce the risk of severe disease. This overview surveys the…
Research overview: vaccination strategies and risks for protecting wild felids from distemper
OverviewVaccinating endangered wild felids against canine distemper is fraught with trade-offs. This overview surveys the options: modified-live vaccines, which risk vaccine-induced disease in non-target spec…
Research overview: vaccine-induced distemper disease risk in nondomestic felids
OverviewModified-live canine distemper vaccines, while protective in dogs, have caused vaccine-induced disease when given to some nondomestic carnivores, complicating efforts to protect wild felids. This over…
Research overview: vector ecology and the transmission of felid diseases
OverviewTicks, fleas, mosquitoes and tsetse flies transmit many of the pathogens that affect wild cats, making vector ecology central to felid disease. This overview surveys the vectors responsible for spread…
Research overview: wildlife disease surveillance networks and felid health monitoring
OverviewDetecting and responding to felid disease depends on organized surveillance networks that gather and share data across regions and institutions. This overview surveys the structure and function of wil…
Research overview: wildlife rabies control and the protection of wild felids
OverviewControlling rabies in its wildlife and domestic reservoirs indirectly protects wild felids that are spillover victims of the disease. This overview surveys rabies control strategies relevant to felid…
Serological and demographic evidence for domestic dogs as a source of canine distemper virus infection for Serengeti wildlife
PaperThis study examined the large domestic dog population living around the Serengeti to test whether dogs sustained the canine distemper virus that spilled into lions and other carnivores. Through serosu…
S. Cleaveland, M. G. J. Appel, W. S. K. Chalmers, et al. · Veterinary Microbiology · 2000
Seroprevalence and genomic divergence of circulating strains of feline immunodeficiency virus among Felidae and Hyaenidae species
PaperThis comprehensive study screened thousands of samples from many felid species plus hyenas for feline immunodeficiency virus and sequenced isolates to map viral diversity. The authors confirmed that F…
J. L. Troyer, J. Pecon-Slattery, M. E. Roelke, et al. · Journal of Virology · 2005
Viruses of the Serengeti: patterns of infection and mortality in African lions
PaperDrawing on long-term study of individually known Serengeti and Ngorongoro lions, this paper characterized exposure to a suite of pathogens including canine distemper virus, feline immunodeficiency vir…
C. Packer, S. Altizer, M. Appel, et al. · Journal of Animal Ecology · 1999
Worldwide prevalence of lentivirus infection in wild feline species: epidemiologic and phylogenetic aspects
PaperThis broad serosurvey screened many nondomestic felid species across the world for antibodies to feline immunodeficiency virus-like lentiviruses. The authors found widespread seroprevalence in free-ra…
J. D. Olmsted, A. Barr, R. A. Hess, et al. · Journal of Virology · 1992