| immunohistochemical identification of antigens of canine distemper virus in neotropical felids from southern brazil. | the pathologic and immunohistochemical findings associated with infections due to canine distemper virus (cdv) are described in the cougar (puma concolor), margay (leopardus wiedii) and jaguarundi (herpailurus yagouaroundi) from southern brazil. tissue sections of the neotropical felids (n = 3) that died at the bela vista sanctuary, paraná, southern brazil were routinely processed for histopathology to identify possible histopathologic patterns associated with infections due to cdv. selected for ... | 2020 | 31916410 |
| canine distemper virus in wild felids of costa rica. | 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 jaguarun ... | 2016 | 26967127 |