title: Prevalence of canine distemper virus, feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukemia virus in captive African lions (Panthera leo) in Japan.
abstract: Sero-prevalences of canine distemper virus (CDV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV) were evaluated in 20 captive lions in two Japanese zoos. Anti-CDV antibody was detected in 13 of 20 lions. We could pursue antibody responses against CDV in three lions back to 1996. Sera collected in 1996 were negative for anti-CDV antibody, therefore, all of them showed sero-conversion in 2000. This result suggested that the epidemic of CDV infection in this zoo might have happened between 1996 and 2000. The lions were also examined for FIV and FeLV infections. We had no evidence for FeLV infection but eight lions were sero-positive for anti-FIV antibody.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Animal Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uema
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsukiyama-Kohara
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsujimoto
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoneda
authors.forename: Chieko
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004216:Distemper / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine; D016089:Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D005256:Leukemia Virus, Feline; D008045:Lions / Q000821:virology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012698:Serologic Tests
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral