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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: Yersinia pestis plague exposure in mountain lions
OverviewSylvatic plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, circulates among rodents in the American West, and mountain lions become exposed by preying on infected rodents and lagomorphs. This overview…
Research overview: aggression-driven transmission of feline immunodeficiency virus in wild cats
OverviewUnlike many viruses spread by casual contact, feline immunodeficiency virus is transmitted chiefly through biting during fights, tying its epidemiology to felid social behavior. This overview surveys…
Research overview: comparative pathogenicity of feline immunodeficiency virus across felid species
OverviewFeline immunodeficiency virus causes an AIDS-like syndrome in domestic cats yet has long been assumed benign in its wild hosts. This overview examines the evidence for and against that assumption, com…
Research overview: felids as the definitive host of Toxoplasma and the ecology of oocyst shedding
OverviewCats, both domestic and wild, are the only definitive hosts in which Toxoplasma gondii completes sexual reproduction and sheds environmentally resistant oocysts. This overview surveys the ecology of t…
Research overview: hemotropic mycoplasmas and feline infectious anemia in wild cats
OverviewHemotropic mycoplasmas, formerly called Haemobartonella, attach to red blood cells and can cause infectious anemia in felids, with wild cats carrying these bacteria across many populations. This overv…
Research overview: metagenomic virus discovery in wild felids
OverviewHigh-throughput sequencing has opened a new era of virus discovery, allowing researchers to catalog the viromes of wild felids without prior knowledge of which pathogens to seek. This overview surveys…
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: 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…
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
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