Prevalence of Canine Distemper Virus, Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and Feline Leukemia Virus in Captive African Lions (Panthera leo) in Japan

Yasuyuki ENDO; Masashi UEMA; Ryuichi MIURA; Kyoko TSUKIYAMA-KOHARA; Hajime TSUJIMOTO; Kumiko YONEDA; Chieko KAI

doi:10.1292/jvms.66.1587

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Prevalence of Canine Distemper Virus, Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and Feline Leukemia Virus in Captive African Lions (Panthera leo) in Japan

Yasuyuki ENDO, Masashi UEMA, Ryuichi MIURA, Kyoko TSUKIYAMA-KOHARA, Hajime TSUJIMOTO, Kumiko YONEDA, Chieko KAI

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Yasuyuki ENDO
Laboratory Animal Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
Masashi UEMA
Laboratory Animal Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
Ryuichi MIURA
Laboratory Animal Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
Kyoko TSUKIYAMA-KOHARA
Laboratory Animal Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
Hajime TSUJIMOTO
Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Kumiko YONEDA
Japan Wildlife Research Center
Chieko KAI
Laboratory Animal Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
Author's Organization：
Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University

Keywords: CDV, Lion, Retroviruses

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2004 Volume 66 Issue 12 Pages 1587-1589

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.66.1587

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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.

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