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| Avendano, R.; Barrueta, F.; Soto-Fournier, S.; Chavarria, M.; Monge, O.; Gutierrez-Espelata, G.A.; Chaves, A. | |
| Canine distemper virus in wild felids of Costa Rica | |
| 2016 Journal of Wildlife Diseases (52): 1-5 | |
Several highly infectious diseases can be transmitted through feces and cause elevated mortality among carnivore species. One such infectious agent, canine distemper virus (CDV;_Paramyxoviridae: Morbillivirus_), has been reported to affect wild carnivores, among them several felid species. We screened free-ranging and captive wild carnivores in Costa Rica for CDV. Between 2006 and 2012, we collected 306 fecal samples from 70 jaguars (_Panther onca_), 71 ocelots (_Leopardus pardalis_), five jaguarundis (_Puma yaguaroundi_), 105 pumas (_Puma concolor_), five margays (_Leopardus wiedii_), 23 coyotes (_Canis latrans_), and 27 undetermined _Leopardus_ spp. We found CDV in six individuals: one captive jaguarundi (rescued in 2009), three free-ranging ocelots (samples collected in 2012), and two freeranging pumas (samples collected in 2007). Phylogenetic analyses were performed using sequences of the phosphoprotein (P) gene. We provide evidence of CDV in wild carnivores in Costa Rica and sequence data from a Costa Rican CDV isolate, adding to the very few sequence data available for CDV isolates from wild Central American carnivores. |
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