Hofmann-Lehmann
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Completed research project
| Title / Titel | Prevalence of selected infectious diseases in free-ranging and captive wild felids of Brazil | ||||
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| Summary / Zusammenfassung | There is a great lack of information regarding the occurrence of infections in wild felids in Brazil, even in endangered free-ranging felids. Information on the exposure of felids to potential infectious agents is an important prerequisite for conservationist projects. Thus, it is the aim of the present study to conduct a survey for exposure to selected pathogens in Brazilian free-ranging and captive felids. The investigated agents include the feline leukemia virus (FeLV), feline and puma immunodeficiency viruses (FIV, PIV), feline calici (FCV), parvo (FPV), herpes (FHV-1), and corona viruses (FCoV), Anaplasma phagocytophila, Ehrlichia canis, Bartonella henselae, Theileria, and Cytauxzoon. Our findings so far point to the presence of common domestic carnivore pathogens in wild felids in their natural home range and address the need of close monitoring of these infections throughout an integrative and multidisciplinary approach. Part of this project was the basis for the veterinary dissertation of C. Filoni. |
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| Publications / Publikationen | Filoni, C, JL Catão-Dias, H Lutz, and R Hofmann-Lehmann. 2008. Retrovirus infections and Brazilian wild felids. Braz J Vet Pathol 1: 88-96.Willi B, C Filoni, JL Catão-Dias, V Cattori, ML Meli, A Vargas, F Martínez, ME Roelke, M-P Ryser-Degiorgis, CM Leutenegger, H Lutz, R Hofmann Lehmann. 2007. Worldwide occurrence of feline hemoplasma infections in wild felid species. J Clin Microbiol 45: 1159-1166.Filoni C., J. L. Catão-Dias, G. Bay, E. L. Durigon, R. S. Pinto Jorge, H. Lutz, and R. Hofmann-Lehmann. 2006. First evidence of feline herpes virus, calicivirus, parvovirus, and Ehrlichia exposure in Brazilian free-ranging felids. J Wildl Dis 42: 470-7. | ||||
| Keywords / Suchbegriffe | Wild felids, viral infections, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Bartonella, conservation, wildlife protection | ||||
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Others Stipendien für Doktorierende aus Entwicklungsländern, Universität Zürich, Ressort Internationale Beziehungen |
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| Duration of Project / Projektdauer | May 2004 to Dec 2011 |