Prevalence of red panda amdoparvovirus infection in European zoos.

Autor:	Kuhar U; Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia., Tomášek O; Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czechia., Sós E; Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden/Budapest University of Veterinary Science, Budapest, Hungary.; University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest, Hungary., Mede J; Veterinary Department of the Ljubljana Zoo, Ljubljana, Slovenia., Kastelic M; Veterinary Department of the Ljubljana Zoo, Ljubljana, Slovenia., Jež N; Veterinary Department of the Ljubljana Zoo, Ljubljana, Slovenia., Petrikova M; Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czechia., Jensen TH; Aalborg Zoo/Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark., Alex CE; Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, United States.; Zoological Health Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY, United States., Jamnikar-Ciglenecki U; Institute of Food Safety, Feed, and Environment, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia., Kvapil P; Veterinary Department of the Ljubljana Zoo, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in veterinary science [Front Vet Sci] 2023 Oct 25; Vol. 10, pp. 1276248. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 25 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.3389/fvets.2023.1276248
Abstrakt:	Red panda amdoparvovirus (RPAV) was first described in captive red pandas ( Ailurus fulgens ) at a zoo in the United States in 2018. Subsequently, the prevalence of infection in zoos in the United States was reported to be 50%; however, RPAV prevalence outside the United States remains unstudied. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of RPAV in 134 red pandas from zoos in Europe. Overall, RPAV was detected with PCR in 21 of 62 zoos (33.9%), and the virus prevalence among individuals was estimated to be 24.2% (95% confidence interval, 17.4%-32.0%). Remarkably, adult females tested positive for RPAV more frequently than adult males. Zoos where RPAV was detected reported a significantly higher occurrence of alopecia (and clinical signs in general), whereas other commonly reported problems (fecal disorders and dental disease) showed no difference. A repeated pooled sampling of two positive individuals further showed that RPAV excretion in feces is intermittent, with the viral DNA being only detected on 8 out of 14 sampling days. The intermittent nature of excretion implies that RPAV prevalence may be higher than the estimated value. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Kuhar, Tomášek, Sós, Mede, Kastelic, Jež, Petrikova, Jensen, Alex, Jamnikar-Ciglenecki and Kvapil.)
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