Auswilderung von Wildfeliden - Gefahr der Freisetzung von Virusinfektionen.

Lutz H.; Hofmann Lehmann R.; Fehr D.; Leutenegger C.; Hartmann M.; Ossent P.; Grob M.; Elgizoli M.; Weilenmann P.

Auswilderung von Wildfeliden - Gefahr der Freisetzung von Virusinfektionen.

1996

There are several felidae among the numerous endangered species. Means of aiding their survival include the reintroduction of wild animals bred in captivity or their relocation from densely populated to scarcely populated areas. It appears that the dangers of such reintroduction or relocation schemes have not been sufficiently examined with regard to the risk of viral infections confronting individuals kept in zoos or similar situations. This report presents three examples (reintroduction of zoo-bred snow leopards infected with FIV, FIP infection of European wild cats bred in captivity, relocation of lions from East Africa) to illustrate that accidental viral infections are to be expected when relocating or reintroducing wild cats.

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AGROVOC Keywords

animal salvaje animal sauvage captivity cautividad conservation de la nature disease transmission endangered species felidae nature conservation repeuplement animal restocking transmission des maladies virose viroses virosis wild animals

Bibliographic information

Published in

Schweizer Archiv fuer Tierheilkunde

Volume 138 ISSN 0036-7281

Pagination

v.579-585(12)

Other Subjects

Conservacion de la naturaleza; Especies en peligro de extincion; Captivite; Transmision de enfermedades; Espece en danger; Repoblacion animal

Language

German

Note

3 tables, 3 ill., 20 ref. Summaries (De, En, Fr, It).

Translated Title

English. [Liberation of wild felids - danger of the spreading of viral infections]. [German]

Type

Journal Article; Summary

Source

Schweizer-Archiv-fuer-Tierheilkunde (Switzerland). Archives Suisses de Medecine Veterinaire. Archivio Svizzero di Medicina Veterinaria. Swiss Archive for Veterinary Medicine. (Dec 1996). v. 138(12) p. 579-585.

Corporate Author

Universitaet Zuerich, Zuerich (Switzerland). Veterinaermedizinisches Labor, Departement fuer Innere Veterinaermedizin, Ethologie und Wildforschung

Statens Veterinaere Serumlaboratorium, Copenhagen (Denmark).

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