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20 summaries matching “dog” in Disease & Epidemiology
A canine distemper virus epidemic in Serengeti lions (Panthera leo)
PaperThis landmark study documented the catastrophic 1994 canine distemper virus (CDV) outbreak that killed roughly a third of the Serengeti lion population, an estimated 1,000 lions, along with leopards,…
M. Roelke-Parker, L. Munson, C. Packer, et al. · Nature · 1996
Research overview: One Health frameworks for wild felid disease
OverviewMany 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 pr…
Research overview: canine distemper virus emergence and morbillivirus phylogeny across large carnivores
OverviewCanine distemper virus (CDV) is a morbillivirus closely related to measles and rinderpest that has expanded its host range far beyond dogs to infect lions, tigers, leopards, hyenas, seals and many oth…
Research overview: canine distemper virus in Amur tigers of the Russian Far East
OverviewCanine distemper has emerged as a documented threat to the endangered Amur (Siberian) tiger, with several tigers exhibiting abnormal, fearless behavior, neurological signs and death attributable to CD…
Research overview: disease and parasite exposure in snow leopards
OverviewSnow leopards inhabit remote high mountains, yet they are not isolated from disease, facing exposure to pathogens shared with domestic animals and prey across their range. This overview surveys what i…
Research overview: disease threats to wild tiger populations
OverviewTigers, reduced to small, fragmented populations, face disease as one of several extinction pressures, most notably canine distemper documented in Amur tigers. This overview surveys the spectrum of di…
Research overview: domestic dog vaccination as a buffer against wildlife distemper outbreaks
OverviewBecause domestic dogs often act as the reservoir feeding canine distemper into wild carnivores, vaccinating dogs around protected areas has become a key conservation tool. This overview surveys the lo…
Research overview: endogenous and exogenous retroviruses across the cat family
OverviewBeyond the well-known feline immunodeficiency and leukemia viruses, felid genomes carry endogenous retroviruses and other retroelements that record ancient infections. This overview surveys the spectr…
Research overview: lentivirus and pathogen exposure in the isolated Asiatic lions of Gir
OverviewThe last wild Asiatic lions, confined to the Gir Forest of India, form a small, genetically depleted population whose disease exposure draws particular concern. This overview surveys what is known and…
Research overview: multi-host reservoir dynamics of distemper in the Serengeti carnivore community
OverviewCanine distemper in the Serengeti circulates not in a single species but across a community of carnivores including domestic dogs, jackals, hyenas and big cats. This overview examines research untangl…
Research overview: parvovirus crossover between dogs and wild felids
OverviewParvoviruses of carnivores have a history of host-switching, with canine parvovirus having evolved from a feline-like ancestor and continuing to exchange between hosts. This overview surveys the evolu…
Research overview: pathogen pollution and the introduction of disease to wild felids
OverviewThe concept of pathogen pollution describes the human-mediated introduction of pathogens into new host populations, a recurring driver of disease in wild felids. This overview surveys how activities s…
Research overview: rabies in wild felids: spillover from dogs and wildlife reservoirs
OverviewRabies, an almost invariably fatal lyssavirus infection, occasionally strikes wild felids exposed through bites from infected dogs, jackals or other wildlife reservoirs. This overview surveys document…
Research overview: rabies surveillance across carnivore communities
OverviewEffective rabies control depends on surveillance that spans the carnivore community, since the virus circulates among dogs, jackals, mongooses, foxes and bat reservoirs that all interface with felids.…
Research overview: receptor adaptation and the host jumps of canine distemper virus into felids
OverviewA central question in distemper ecology is how a virus historically associated with dogs repeatedly jumps into cats. This overview surveys research on the molecular basis of canine distemper virus hos…
Research overview: sylvatic plague ecology and cougar prey dynamics
OverviewMountain lion exposure to plague is tied to the disease ecology of their rodent and lagomorph prey, which serve as the reservoir and amplifier of Yersinia pestis. This overview surveys how sylvatic pl…
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: 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
Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals to SARS-coronavirus 2
PaperThis experimental study assessed which domesticated species could be infected by SARS-CoV-2. The authors found that cats were highly susceptible: inoculated cats replicated the virus efficiently in th…
J. Shi, Z. Wen, G. Zhong, et al. · Science · 2020