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JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY
Volume 140, Issue 2-3, Pages 203-207Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2008.11.003
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Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx); European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris); feline parvovirus
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A Eurasian lynx and a European wildcat from the same wildlife park were submitted for necropsy examination after sudden death and after death following a clinical history of lethargy, respectively. Neither animal had been vaccinated against feline parvovirus (feline panleukopenia virus). Feral domestic cats were widespread in the area of the wildlife park and a number of these animals that had been captured had recently died from parvovirus infection. Gross and microscopical findings in the two non-domestic felids were consistent with feline parvovirus infection and this was confirmed by immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction. The introduction of feline parvovirus into captive non-domestic felid populations could pose a threat to their health and survival. Vaccination of captive non-domestic felids is therefore recommended. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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