Three pathogens in sympatric populations of pumas, bobcats, and domestic cats: implications for infectious disease transmission.

Anthropogenic landscape change can lead to increased opportunities for pathogen transmission between domestic and non-domestic animals. Pumas, bobcats, and domestic cats are sympatric in many areas of North America and share many of the same pathogens, some of which are zoonotic. We analyzed bobcat,...

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Main Authors: Sarah N Bevins, Scott Carver, Erin E Boydston, Lisa M Lyren, Mat Alldredge, Kenneth A Logan, Seth P D Riley, Robert N Fisher, T Winston Vickers, Walter Boyce, Mo Salman, Michael R Lappin, Kevin R Crooks, Sue VandeWoude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3275583?pdf=render