First Evidence of Canine Distemper in Brazilian Free-Ranging Felids |
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Authors: | Alessandra Ferreira Dales Nava Laury Cullen Jr Dênis Aléssio Sana Marcello Schiavo Nardi José Domingues Ramos Filho Thiago Ferraz Lima Kauê Cachuba Abreu Fernando Ferreira |
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Institution: | 1. Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas & Wildlife Trust Alliance, Teodoro Sampaio, S?o Paulo, Brazil
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Abstract: | Serum samples from 19 jaguars (Panthera onca), nine pumas (Puma concolor), and two ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) were collected between January 1999 and March of 2005 and tested for presence of canine distemper virus (CDV). All cats
were free-ranging animals living in two protected areas in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. In addition, 111 domestic dogs from
nearby areas were sampled for CDV. Our results show the first evidence of CDV exposure in Brazilian free-ranging felids. From
the 30 samples analyzed, six jaguars and one puma were tested seropositive for CDV. All seropositive large felids were from
Ivinhema State Park, resulting in 31.5% of the sampled jaguars or 60% of the total jaguar population in Ivinhema State Park,
and 11.28% of the sampled pumas. From the total 111 domestic dogs sampled, 45 were tested seropositive for CDV. At Morro do
Diabo State Park, 34.6% of the dogs sampled were positive for CDV, and 100% at Ivinhema State Park. Canine distemper virus
in wild felids seems to be related with home range use and in close association with domestic dogs living in nearby areas. |
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Keywords: | wild felids canine distemper Brazil jaguars pumas Brazilian felids |
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