Publications

serologic survey for canine distemper virus and canine parvovirus in free-ranging wild carnivores from portugal.	a serologic survey for canine distemper virus (cdv) and canine parvovirus (cpv) was performed on serum and lung extract from an opportunistic sample of 120 free-ranging wild carnivores (13 species) from portugal, collected from 1995 to 2006. antibodies to cdv were detected in wolf (canis lupus; 3/27) and red fox (vulpes vulpes; 2/22). antibodies to cpv were detected in wolf (9/28), red fox (2/14), wildcat (felis silvestris;1/8), genet (genetta genetta; 17/18), and stone marten (martes foina; 3/1 ...	2009	19204354
virological survey in free-ranging wildcats (felis silvestris) and feral domestic cats in portugal.	to determine the presence of viral pathogens in natural areas a survey was conducted on an opportunistic sample of fifty eight wild (felis silvestris silvestris) and feral cats (f. s. catus). the biological materials included serum, lung tissue extract and stool. feline leukemia virus p27 antigen was detected in 13/50 serum/lung tissue extract samples (26%), canine distemper virus antibodies were detected in 2/26 serum/lung tissue extract samples (7.7%), feline coronavirus rna was present in 6/2 ...	2012	22424865
exposure to selected pathogens in to selected pathogens in geoffroy's cats and domestic carnivores from central argentina.	wild carnivores share a high percentage of parasites and viruses with closely related domestic carnivores. because of increased overlap and potential contact with domestic species, we conducted a retrospective serosurvey for 11 common carnivore pathogens in 40 geoffroy's cats (leopardus geoffroyi) sampled between 2000 and 2008 within or near two protected areas in central argentina (lihué calel national park, la pampa, and campos del tuyú national park, buenos aires), as well as five domestic ca ...	2012	23060491
canine distemper virus (cdv) in another big cat: should cdv be renamed carnivore distemper virus?	one of the greatest threats to the conservation of wild cat populations may be dogs or, at least, one of their viruses. canine distemper virus (cdv), a single-stranded rna virus in the paramyxoviridae family and genus morbillivirus, infects and causes disease in a variety of species, not just canids. an outbreak of cdv in wild lions in the serengeti, tanzania, in 1994 was a wake-up call for conservationists, as it demonstrated that an infectious disease could swiftly impact a previously healthy ...	2013	24045642
canine distemper virus may affect european wild cat populations in central spain.	the main objective of this brief communication is to inform about the exposure to certain pathogens of interest for mesocarnivores in wildcats (felis silvestris silvestris) that inhabit a human-domestic-wild ecotone located in a natural park (serranía de cuenca, central spain). blood and mucosal swabs (nasal, conjunctival and rectal) samples were collected from nine alive animals to detect canine distemper virus (cdv), parvovirus (cpv/fpv), feline leukaemia virus (felv), feline coronavirus (fcov ...	2019	32218716