Serological survey of feline viral pathogens in free-living European wildcats (Felis s. silvestris) from Luxembourg

European populations of free-living wildcats have been shown to be exposed to cat viruses. Luxembourg has a high degree of habitat fragmentation, and hybridisation rates between domestic cats and wildcats are high. We therefore assessed the seroprevalence of six viruses in 34 serum samples collected...

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Autores principales: Heddergott, Mike, Steeb, Sandra, Osten-Sacken, Natalia, Steinbach, Peter, Schneider, Simone, Pir, Jacques P., Müller, Franz, Pigneur, Lise-Marie, Frantz, Alain C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Vienna 2018
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7087253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30062638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-018-3972-x
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author Heddergott, Mike
Steeb, Sandra
Osten-Sacken, Natalia
Steinbach, Peter
Schneider, Simone
Pir, Jacques P.
Müller, Franz
Pigneur, Lise-Marie
Frantz, Alain C.
author_facet Heddergott, Mike
Steeb, Sandra
Osten-Sacken, Natalia
Steinbach, Peter
Schneider, Simone
Pir, Jacques P.
Müller, Franz
Pigneur, Lise-Marie
Frantz, Alain C.
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description European populations of free-living wildcats have been shown to be exposed to cat viruses. Luxembourg has a high degree of habitat fragmentation, and hybridisation rates between domestic cats and wildcats are high. We therefore assessed the seroprevalence of six viruses in 34 serum samples collected between 2001 and 2016 from wildcats in Luxembourg. The values for feline leukemia virus (FeLV; 52.9%) and feline coronavirus (FCoV; 47.1%) were amongst the highest reported for wildcats. We found evidence for the cumulative likelihood of exposure to FCoV affecting its seroprevalence. Routine monitoring of viral agents in this strictly protected species should be considered. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s00705-018-3972-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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spelling pubmed-70872532020-03-23 Serological survey of feline viral pathogens in free-living European wildcats (Felis s. silvestris) from Luxembourg Heddergott, Mike Steeb, Sandra Osten-Sacken, Natalia Steinbach, Peter Schneider, Simone Pir, Jacques P. Müller, Franz Pigneur, Lise-Marie Frantz, Alain C. Arch Virol Brief Report European populations of free-living wildcats have been shown to be exposed to cat viruses. Luxembourg has a high degree of habitat fragmentation, and hybridisation rates between domestic cats and wildcats are high. We therefore assessed the seroprevalence of six viruses in 34 serum samples collected between 2001 and 2016 from wildcats in Luxembourg. The values for feline leukemia virus (FeLV; 52.9%) and feline coronavirus (FCoV; 47.1%) were amongst the highest reported for wildcats. We found evidence for the cumulative likelihood of exposure to FCoV affecting its seroprevalence. Routine monitoring of viral agents in this strictly protected species should be considered. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s00705-018-3972-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Springer Vienna 2018-07-30 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC7087253/ /pubmed/30062638 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-018-3972-x Text en © Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature 2018 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
spellingShingle Brief Report
Heddergott, Mike
Steeb, Sandra
Osten-Sacken, Natalia
Steinbach, Peter
Schneider, Simone
Pir, Jacques P.
Müller, Franz
Pigneur, Lise-Marie
Frantz, Alain C.
Serological survey of feline viral pathogens in free-living European wildcats (Felis s. silvestris) from Luxembourg
title Serological survey of feline viral pathogens in free-living European wildcats (Felis s. silvestris) from Luxembourg
title_full Serological survey of feline viral pathogens in free-living European wildcats (Felis s. silvestris) from Luxembourg
title_fullStr Serological survey of feline viral pathogens in free-living European wildcats (Felis s. silvestris) from Luxembourg
title_full_unstemmed Serological survey of feline viral pathogens in free-living European wildcats (Felis s. silvestris) from Luxembourg
title_short Serological survey of feline viral pathogens in free-living European wildcats (Felis s. silvestris) from Luxembourg
title_sort serological survey of feline viral pathogens in free-living european wildcats (felis s. silvestris) from luxembourg
topic Brief Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7087253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30062638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-018-3972-x
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