Characterization of Regionally Associated Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) in Bobcats (Lynx rufus)

Danielle M. Lagana; Justin S. Lee; Jesse S. Lewis; Sarah N. Bevins; Scott Carver; Linda L. Sweanor; Roy McBride; Caleb McBride; Kevin R. Crooks; Sue VandeWoude

doi:10.7589/2012-10-243

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1 July 2013 Characterization of Regionally Associated Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) in Bobcats (Lynx rufus)

Danielle M. Lagana, Justin S. Lee, Jesse S. Lewis, Sarah N. Bevins, Scott Carver, Linda L. Sweanor, Roy McBride, Caleb McBride, Kevin R. Crooks, Sue VandeWoude

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 49(3):718-722 (2013). https://doi.org/10.7589/2012-10-243

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Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) classically infects felid species with highly divergent species-specific FIVs. However, recent studies have detected an FIV strain infecting both bobcats (Lynx rufus) and pumas (Puma concolor) in California and Florida. To further investigate this observation, we evaluated FIV from bobcats in Florida (n=25) and Colorado (n=80) between 2008 and 2011. Partial viral sequences from five Florida bobcats cluster with previously published sequences from Florida panthers. We did not detect FIV in Colorado bobcats.

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Danielle M. Lagana, Justin S. Lee, Jesse S. Lewis, Sarah N. Bevins, Scott Carver, Linda L. Sweanor, Roy McBride, Caleb McBride, Kevin R. Crooks, and Sue VandeWoude "Characterization of Regionally Associated Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) in Bobcats (Lynx rufus)," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 49(3), 718-722, (1 July 2013). https://doi.org/10.7589/2012-10-243

Received: 14 September 2012; Accepted: 1 March 2013; Published: 1 July 2013

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