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Coastal freshwater runoff is a risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection of southern sea otters
PaperThis study connected the felid-shed parasite Toxoplasma gondii to deaths of threatened southern sea otters along the California coast. Because cats are the only definitive hosts that shed environmenta…
M. A. Miller, I. A. Gardner, C. Kreuder, et al. · International Journal for Parasitology · 2002
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: atypical Toxoplasma strains in sea otters and the wild felid connection
OverviewSome Toxoplasma infections in southern sea otters involve unusual atypical genotypes, including a so-called Type X strain rarely seen in domestic cats. This overview surveys research suggesting that w…
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: gestation length across the cat family
OverviewGestation in felids scales broadly with body size, ranging from roughly two months in small cats to around three and a half months in the largest species. This overview compiles comparative data on pr…
Research overview: multiple paternity in felid litters
OverviewBecause female cats may mate with several males during a single estrus, individual litters can contain offspring sired by more than one father. This overview surveys evidence for multiple paternity ac…
Research overview: questions around feline immunodeficiency virus vaccination and wild cats
OverviewVaccines against feline immunodeficiency virus exist for domestic cats but raise complex questions when considered for wild felids harboring their own endemic lentiviruses. This overview surveys the i…
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…
Research overview: sylvatic Toxoplasma cycles maintained by bobcats and pumas
OverviewBeyond domestic cats, wild felids such as bobcats and pumas sustain natural sylvatic cycles of Toxoplasma, shedding oocysts that infect wild prey and contribute to environmental contamination. This ov…
Research overview: viral disease dynamics in urban-edge wild felids
OverviewWild felids living near cities are exposed to pathogens including feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus and others, sometimes shared with domestic cats, raising conservation and One Hea…