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Kolangath SM, Upadhye SV, Dhoot VM, Pawshe MD, Bhadane BK, Gawande AP, Kolangath RM. Molecular investigation of Feline Panleukopenia in an endangered leopard (Panthera pardus) - a case report. BMC Vet Res 2023; 19:56. [PMID: 36859281 PMCID: PMC9979488 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-023-03612-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Feline Panleukopenia is an important disease of cats and has been reported worldwide. The disease is caused by a non-enveloped, single-stranded DNA virus; Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPLV), belonging to the Parvoviridae family. The disease causes significant mortality in unvaccinated kittens. The disease has been well documented in companion animals. However, only a few reports have surfaced from the wild. CASE PRESENTATION An orphan leopard cub was presented to Wildlife Rescue Centre, Nagpur, for further care; the leopard was kept under quarantine. On day 22 of the quarantine, the leopard showed inappetence, lethargy and depression and did not consume the offered carabeef (Day 0 of treatment). The leopard was examined clinically and was found to have a temperature of 102°F; blood was collected and analysed. On day one, the leopard exhibited bloody diarrhoea, inappetence, fever and depression. The leopard was rationally treated with fluids, antibiotics, multi-vitamins, haemostatics and haematinics. To gain qualitative insights into the epidemiological aspect of the disease, molecular investigation, including Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and qPCR (Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction), were utilized to confirm the infection. The amplicon was sequenced and was found to be similar to sequences of FPLV reported domestic cats and other wild felids from India and abroad. Phylogenetic analysis was performed to understand the evolutionary relationship of the virus with previously reported sequences of FPLV. Sequences were submitted to National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and were allotted accession numbers. CONCLUSION The infection in endangered leopard cubs could be managed with prompt fluid therapy, antibiotics and support treatment, ensuring an uneventful recovery. Molecular investigation and sequencing efforts can provide valuable data on epidemiology and the evolutionary relationship of the virus with the circulating strains in the field. The study has implications in the preventive management of FPLV in captivity and the selection of strains for inclusion in vaccines meant for the wild felids.
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- S. M. Kolangath
- grid.444596.e0000 0004 1800 6216Wildlife Research & Training Centre, MAFSU, Nagpur, Opp. Hindustan Lever Godown Square, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Mahurzhari Road, Fetri, 441501 Nagpur, India
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- grid.444596.e0000 0004 1800 6216Wildlife Research & Training Centre, MAFSU, Nagpur, Opp. Hindustan Lever Godown Square, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Mahurzhari Road, Fetri, 441501 Nagpur, India
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- grid.444596.e0000 0004 1800 6216Wildlife Research & Training Centre, MAFSU, Nagpur, Opp. Hindustan Lever Godown Square, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Mahurzhari Road, Fetri, 441501 Nagpur, India
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- grid.444596.e0000 0004 1800 6216Wildlife Research & Training Centre, MAFSU, Nagpur, Opp. Hindustan Lever Godown Square, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Mahurzhari Road, Fetri, 441501 Nagpur, India
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- grid.444596.e0000 0004 1800 6216Wildlife Research & Training Centre, MAFSU, Nagpur, Opp. Hindustan Lever Godown Square, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Mahurzhari Road, Fetri, 441501 Nagpur, India
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- grid.444596.e0000 0004 1800 6216Wildlife Research & Training Centre, MAFSU, Nagpur, Opp. Hindustan Lever Godown Square, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Mahurzhari Road, Fetri, 441501 Nagpur, India
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- Department of Biotechnology & Biochemistry, Saint Francis DeSales College, Seminary Hills, 440006 Nagpur, India
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Polat PF, Şahan A, Aksoy G, Timurkan MO, Dinçer E. Molecular and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of canine parvovirus 2 (CPV-2) in dogs in southeast Anatolia, Turkey. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 86:e1-e8. [PMID: 31478735 PMCID: PMC6739549 DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v86i1.1734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Canine parvovirus-2 (CPV-2) is the aetiological agent of an infectious viral disease of dogs, characterised by diarrhoea and vomiting. Mutations of the CPV-2 genome have generated new variants circulating worldwide. This article reports the molecular analysis of CPV-2 variants collected in the dog population in southeast Anatolia, Turkey. Twenty blood samples previously taken for the laboratory diagnosis of dogs with suspected parvovirus were screened for CPV-2 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Of the 20 samples, 18 tested positive for CPV-2. Partial VP2 gene sequencing and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis revealed CPV-2a (n = 1), CPV-2b (n = 16) and CPV-2c (n = 1) variants. Phylogenetic analysis based on the partial length VP2 gene showed that CPV-2b (n = 15) variants showed sequences clustering separately in the phylogenetic tree. The CPV-2c sample was phylogenetically related to Chinese strains and Indonesia strain, whereas the CPV-2a sample was phylogenetically related to the Portuguese strain. These results, which are the first to demonstrate the presence of CPV-2c in the dog population of southeast Anatolia, Turkey, indicate that CPV-2a/2b/2c variants co-exist in Turkey’s dog population.
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- Pelin F Polat
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa.
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