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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 42(3), 2006, pp. 667-671
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A Serosurvey of Viral Infections in Lions (Panthera leo), from Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

Margaret Driciru1, Ludwig Siefert1, Katherine C. Prager2, Edward Dubovi3, Robert Sande4, Frank Princee5, Tom Friday6 and Linda Munson2,7

1 Department of Wildlife and Animal Resources Management, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda;
2 Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
3 New York State Diagnostic Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA;
4 District Veterinary Office, Fort Portal, Uganda;
5 Strathyre 2, Rue de la Piece Mauger, St. Saviour, Jersey JE2 7HW, Channel Islands, UK;
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park, P.O. Box, 22, Lake Katwe, Ugand
7 Corresponding author (email: lmunson{at}ucdavis.edu)

ABSTRACT:   Serum samples from 14 lions (Panthera leo) from Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, were collected during 1998 and 1999 to determine infectious disease exposure in this threatened population. Sera were analyzed for antibodies against feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), feline calicivirus (FCV), feline herpesvirus 1 (feline rhinotracheitis: FHV1), feline/canine parvovirus (FPV/CPV), feline infectious peritonitis virus (feline coronavirus: FIPV), and canine distemper virus (CDV) or for the presence of feline leukemia virus (FeLV) antigens. Ten lions (71%) had antibodies against FIV, 11 (79%) had antibodies against CDV, 11 (79%) had antibodies against FCV, nine (64%) had antibodies against FHV1, and five (36%) had antibodies against FPV. Two of the 11 CDV-seropositive lions were subadults, indicating recent exposure of this population to CDV or a CDV-like virus. No lions had evidence of exposure to FeLV or FIPV. These results indicate that this endangered population has extensive exposure to common feline and canine viruses.
  Key words:  Canine distemper virus, feline calicivirus, feline coronavirus, feline herpesvirus 1, feline immunodeficiency virus, feline parvovirus, Panthera leo, Uganda.






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