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10 summaries matching “bobcat” in Disease & Epidemiology
Anticoagulant exposure and notoedric mange in bobcats and mountain lions in urban Southern California
PaperThis study linked an epizootic of severe notoedric mange in urban bobcats and mountain lions to exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides. By combining disease surveillance, necropsy and toxicology in ra…
S. P. D. Riley, C. Bromley, R. H. Poppenga, et al. · Journal of Wildlife Management · 2007
Research overview: Cytauxzoon felis and the bobcat as a tick-borne disease reservoir
OverviewCytauxzoon felis is a tick-transmitted protozoan that causes a frequently fatal disease in domestic cats, with bobcats serving as the natural reservoir host. This overview synthesizes the parasite’s l…
Research overview: Toxoplasma seroprevalence across wild felid populations worldwide
OverviewSerosurveys consistently reveal high Toxoplasma exposure in wild felids, reflecting their role as both definitive hosts and predators of infected prey. This overview synthesizes prevalence patterns ac…
Research overview: anticoagulant rodenticides, immune suppression and mange severity in wild cats
OverviewA growing body of work links sublethal anticoagulant rodenticide exposure to severe mange in urban bobcats and mountain lions, implicating chemical immunosuppression as the hidden driver. This overvie…
Research overview: atypical Toxoplasma strains in sea otters and the wild felid connection
OverviewSome Toxoplasma infections in southern sea otters involve unusual atypical genotypes, including a so-called Type X strain rarely seen in domestic cats. This overview surveys research suggesting that w…
Research overview: camera traps and GPS telemetry in felid disease ecology
OverviewModern tracking technologies have transformed how disease is studied in elusive wild cats. This overview surveys the use of camera traps and GPS telemetry to investigate felid disease ecology, from de…
Research overview: disease ecology of urban-adapted felids
OverviewFelids living at the edges of cities, such as bobcats and mountain lions in California, face a distinctive disease landscape shaped by human activity. This overview surveys the disease ecology of urba…
Research overview: notoedric mange epizootics in bobcat populations
OverviewNotoedric mange, caused by Notoedres cati mites, has driven severe, sometimes locally devastating outbreaks in bobcats, particularly around urbanizing areas of California. This overview synthesizes th…
Research overview: sylvatic Toxoplasma cycles maintained by bobcats and pumas
OverviewBeyond domestic cats, wild felids such as bobcats and pumas sustain natural sylvatic cycles of Toxoplasma, shedding oocysts that infect wild prey and contribute to environmental contamination. This ov…
Research overview: wild felids as sentinels for plague activity in the American West
OverviewBecause cats are relatively susceptible to plague and range widely, wild and domestic felids serve as useful sentinels for detecting Yersinia pestis circulation. This overview surveys how serosurveys…