title: Serosurvey for selected viral infections in free-ranging jaguars (Panthera onca) and domestic carnivores in Brazilian Cerrado, Pantanal, and Amazon.
abstract: We investigated the exposure of jaguar (Panthera onca) populations and domestic carnivores to selected viral infections in the Cerrado, Amazon, and Pantanal biomes of Brazil. Between February 2000 and January 2010, we collected serum samples from 31 jaguars, 174 dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), and 35 domestic cats (Felis catus). Serologic analyses for antibodies to rabies virus, canine distemper virus (CDV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), and for feline leukemia virus (FeLV) antigen were conducted. The jaguars from Cerrado and Pantantal were exposed to rabies virus, while the jaguars from the Pantanal and the dogs from all three areas were exposed to CDV. Two cats from the Amazonian site were antigen-positive for FeLV, but no jaguars had FeLV antigen or FIV antibody. Canine distemper and rabies viruses should be carefully monitored and considered potential threats to these jaguar populations. Currently FIV and FeLV do not appear to represent a health threat for jaguar populations in this area. Domestic dogs and cats in these areas should be vaccinated, and the movement of domestic animals around protected areas should be restricted.
authors.affiliation: Jaguar Conservation Fund/Instituto Onça-Pintada, Caixa Postal 193, 75830-000, Mineiros-Goiás, Brazil. marianafurtado@jaguar.org.br
authors.forename: Mariana Malzoni
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Furtado
authors.forename: José Domingues
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: de Ramos Filho
authors.forename: Karin Corrêa
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Scheffer
authors.forename: Claudio José
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: Paula Sônia
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Cassia Yumi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Ikuta
authors.forename: Anah Tereza de Almeida
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Jácomo
authors.forename: Grasiela Edith de Oliveira
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Porfírio
authors.forename: Leandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: Rahel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sollmann
authors.forename: Natália Mundim
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Tôrres
authors.forename: José Soares
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ferreira Neto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002415:Cats; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine / Q000276:immunology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D016089:Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology; D005256:Leukemia Virus, Feline / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D046009:Panthera / Q000821:virology*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
keywords: Brazil; Panthera onca; canine distemper virus; feline immunodeficiency virus; feline leukemia virus; jaguars; rabies virus; wild felids