African lions and zoonotic diseases: implications for commercial lion farms in South Africa

J Green, C Jakins, E Asfaw, N Bruschi, A Parker… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In South Africa, thousands of African lions are bred on farms for
commercial purposes, such as tourism, trophy hunting, and traditional medicine. Lions on …

[HTML][HTML] Felidae

KA Terio, D McAloose, E Mitchell - Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Non-domestic felids are susceptible to many of the same diseases as their domestic
counterparts. Infectious diseases uncommon in domestic cats, such as canine distemper …

Development of a recombinase polymerase amplification assay with lateral flow dipstick for rapid detection of feline parvovirus

ZH Wang, XJ Wang, SH Hou - Journal of virological methods, 2019 - Elsevier
Feline panleukopenia caused by feline parvovirus (FPV), a single-stranded DNA virus, is
typically highly contagious and often presents with lethal syndrome. The broad spectrum of …

[HTML][HTML] Diseases impacting captive and free-ranging cheetahs

KA Terio, E Mitchell, C Walzer… - Cheetahs: Biology …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In cheetah, the captive population has historically been beset by multiple degenerative and
infectious diseases that have had an impact on cheetah health and breeding programs. In …

Caracal caracal (Carnivora: Felidae)

AM Veals, AD Burnett, M Morandini… - Mammalian …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Caracal caracal is a felid commonly called the caracal. It is a slender, medium-sized cat (5.8–
22 kg) characterized by a short tail and long ear tufts. C. caracal has a wide distribution and …

Acute gastrointestinal disease in a young bobcat (Lynx rufus)

SD Mitchell, A Ramachandran, SK Gupta… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Am Vet Med Assoc
2 buffered formalin and routinely processed. Microscopically, the small intestine showed
diffuse, severe villous blunting and fusion with prominent loss of mucosal architecture …

Establishment of RPA-Cas12a-Based Fluorescence Assay for Rapid Detection of Feline Parvovirus

T Wang, H Zeng, Q Liu, W Qian, Y Li, J Liu… - Polish Journal of …, 2024 - sciendo.com
Feline parvovirus (FPV) is highly infectious for cats and other Felidae and often causes
severe damage to young kittens. In this study, we incorporated recombinase polymerase …

Welfare concerns associated with captive lions (Panthera leo) and the implications for commercial lion farms in South Africa

J Green, C Jakins, E Asfaw, A Parker, L de Waal… - Animal …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Breeding and housing wild animals in captive environments can pose challenges for their
welfare. In South Africa, thousands of lions (Panthera leo) are bred and raised at commercial …

Панлейкопения кошек (обзор)

АМ Киселев, СВ Щербинин… - Ветеринария …, 2023 - veterinary.arriah.ru
Аннотация Панлейкопения кошек–болезнь, известная в мире сначала прошлого века и
первоначально отнесенная к чуме плотоядных,–с момента обнаружения расширила …

Canine parvovirus detected from a serval (Leptailurus serval) in South Africa

EC Du Plessis, DL Dalton, EP Mitchell… - Journal of the South …, 2019 - journals.co.za
Canine parvovirus first emerged in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris), most likely as a variant
of the feline panleucopaenia virus. Relatively recently, canine parvovirus-2a and canine …