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Research overview: FIV-related lentiviruses in wild felids
OverviewLentiviruses related to domestic-cat FIV circulate widely in wild felid species including lions, pumas, leopards, and others, often at high seroprevalence yet apparently with limited disease in their…
Research overview: genetic rescue of the Florida panther
OverviewThe Florida panther, a small isolated puma population, suffered severe inbreeding manifesting in physical defects such as kinked tails, undescended testicles, and heart abnormalities, prompting a land…
Research overview: surveying lentivirus prevalence in wild felid populations
OverviewSerological and molecular surveys of wild felid populations have documented widespread infection with species-specific lentiviruses related to FIV, often at high prevalence in lions and pumas, general…