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From People to Panthera: natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo
PaperThis study documented the first confirmed natural SARS-CoV-2 infections in big cats, occurring in tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo early in the COVID-19 pandemic. After several cats developed respira…
D. McAloose, M. Laverack, L. Wang, et al. · mBio · 2020
Research overview: SARS-CoV-2 spillback to captive big cats in zoos worldwide
OverviewFollowing the Bronx Zoo tigers, SARS-CoV-2 infections were confirmed in big cats at zoos and sanctuaries across multiple countries, including additional tigers, lions, snow leopards, pumas and others.…
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 as an extinction driver in small felid populations
OverviewFor tiny, isolated felid populations, infectious disease can pose an extinction-level threat that compounds genetic and demographic vulnerabilities. This overview surveys how disease drives extinction…
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: modeling epidemic thresholds and dynamics in social felids
OverviewMathematical models help predict how diseases spread through felid populations and whether outbreaks will fizzle or explode. This overview surveys epidemiological modeling applied to wild cats, from e…
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: 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…