Title
Serologic evidence of nonfatal rabies exposure in a free-ranging oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in Cotapata National Park, Bolivia
Author(s)
Deem S.L., Davis R., Pacheco L.F.
Published
2004
Publisher
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Abstract
A clinically healthy free-ranging oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) was live-trapped in Boliva in 2000. Based on serology, we concluded that this animal was exposed to feline panleukopenia virus, Toxoplasma gondii, and rabies virus. The rabies virus-neutralizing antibody titer (>70 IU/ml) in this oncilla was unusual for an asymptomatic animal exposed to street virus and at a level expected in animals exposed to a large amount of virus, clinically affected, or vaccinated. Based on a subsequent 18 mo of radiotracking, we concluded that the oncilla had a nonfatal exposure to rabies virus. © Wildlife Disease Association 2004.
Keywords
virus antibody; animal; animal disease; article; blood; Bolivia; case report; environmental exposure; Felidae; female; immunology; rabies; Rabies virus; serodiagnosis; serology; virology; Animals; Antibodies, Viral; Bolivia; Environmental Exposure; Felidae; Female; Neutralization Tests; Rabies; Rabies virus; Serologic Tests; Animalia; Felidae; Feline panleukopenia virus; Felis catus; Leopardus tigrinus; Rabies virus; Toxoplasma gondii
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