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Feline leukemia virus and other pathogens as important threats to the survival of the critically endangered Iberian lynx
PaperThis study documented a feline leukemia virus (FeLV) outbreak in the critically endangered Iberian lynx population of Donana, Spain. Through field surveillance, molecular diagnostics and pathology, th…
M. L. Meli, V. Cattori, F. Martínez, et al. · PLoS ONE · 2009
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: disease challenges in European wildcat conservation
OverviewThe European wildcat’s recovery is complicated by disease and hybridization stemming from contact with abundant domestic cats. This overview surveys the disease threats facing wildcats, including feli…
Research overview: environmental persistence and spillover of feline parvovirus
OverviewFeline panleukopenia virus is exceptionally hardy, surviving in the environment for long periods, which shapes its epidemiology and spillover potential to wild felids. This overview surveys the virus’…
Research overview: feline herpesvirus and calicivirus in wild cat populations
OverviewFeline herpesvirus and calicivirus, the main agents of cat respiratory disease, circulate in domestic cats and can spill into wild felids, causing upper respiratory and oral disease. This overview sur…
Research overview: feline leukemia virus spillover from domestic cats to wild felids
OverviewFeline leukemia virus is fundamentally a domestic-cat pathogen, yet it has crossed into endangered wild felids with lethal consequences. This overview surveys documented and suspected spillover events…
Research overview: feline panleukopenia (parvovirus) spillover to wild felids
OverviewFeline panleukopenia virus, a parvovirus closely related to canine parvovirus, causes severe, often fatal disease and circulates readily among domestic cats, posing a spillover risk to wild felids. Th…
Research overview: genomic source attribution in feline leukemia virus outbreaks
OverviewWhen feline leukemia virus appears in an endangered wild felid, tracing its origin is crucial for management. This overview surveys how molecular phylogenetics is used to attribute wild FeLV infection…
Research overview: hybridization and pathogen exchange between domestic cats and European wildcats
OverviewThe European wildcat faces a dual threat from domestic cats: genetic swamping through hybridization and the exchange of pathogens that accompanies close contact. This overview surveys how interbreedin…