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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 40(4), 2004, pp. 811-815
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Serologic Evidence of Nonfatal Rabies Exposure in a Free-ranging Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in Cotapata National Park, Bolivia

Sharon L. Deem1,5,6, Rolan Davis2 and Luis F. Pacheco3,4

1 Field Veterinary Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, New York, New York 10460, USA;
2 College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA;
3 Estación Biológica Tunquini, Instituto de Ecología, Casilla 10077, Correo Central, La Paz, Bolivia;
4 Centro de Estudios en Biología Teórica y Aplicada (BIOTA), Casilla 9641, La Paz, Bolivia
6 Corresponding author (email: deems{at}si.edu)

ABSTRACT:   A clinically healthy free-ranging oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) was live-trapped in Boliva in 2000. Based on serology, we concluded that this animal was exposed to feline panleukopenia virus, Toxoplasma gondii, and rabies virus. The rabies virus-neutralizing antibody titer (>70 IU/ml) in this oncilla was unusual for an asymptomatic animal exposed to street virus and at a level expected in animals exposed to a large amount of virus, clinically affected, or vaccinated. Based on a subsequent 18 mo of radiotracking, we concluded that the oncilla had a nonfatal exposure to rabies virus.
  Key words:  Bolivia, feline panleukopenia virus, Leopardus tigrinus, oncilla, rabies, serology, Toxoplasma gondii.

5 Current address: Department of Animal Health, Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. 20008, USA




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