Serological evidence of exposure of Bornean wild carnivores to feline-related viruses at the domestic animal-wildlife interface

Guerrero-Sánchez, Sergio, Wilson, Amanda, González-Abarzúa, Macarena, Kunde, Miriam, Goossens, Benoit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2360-4643, Sipangkui, Rosa and Frias, Liesbeth 2022. Serological evidence of exposure of Bornean wild carnivores to feline-related viruses at the domestic animal-wildlife interface. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 69 (5) , e3250-e3254. 10.1111/tbed.14549

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Abstract

We conducted an exploratory serological survey to evaluate the exposure of Bornean wild carnivores to several viruses common to domestic felids, at interface areas between protected forest and industrial agriculture in the Kinabatangan floodplain (Sabah, Malaysia). Blood samples, collected from wild carnivores (n = 21) and domestic cats (n = 27), were tested for antibodies against feline coronavirus (FCoV), feline panleukopenia virus (FPLV), feline herpesvirus (FHV) and feline calicivirus (FCV), using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test kits. Anti-FCoV antibodies were detected in most species, including one flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps, [1/2]), leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis, [2/5]), Malay civets (Viverra tangalunga, [2/11]) and domestic cats (Felis catus, [2/27]). Anti-FCV antibodies were present in all domestic cats and one flat-headed cat, while anti-FPLV antibodies were identified in Sunda clouded leopards (Neofelis diardi, [2/2]), domestic cats [12/27] and Malay civets [2/11]. Anti-FHV antibodies were only detected in domestic cats [2/27]. Our findings indicate pathogen transmission risk between domestic and wild carnivore populations at the domestic animal–wildlife interface, emphasizing the concern for wildlife conservation for several endangered wild carnivores living in the area. Special consideration should be given to species that benefit from their association with humans and have the potential to carry pathogens between forest and plantations (e.g., Malay civets and leopard cats). Risk reduction strategies should be incorporated and supported as part of conservation actions in human-dominated landscapes.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Additional Information:	This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	1865-1674
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	9 June 2022
Date of Acceptance:	1 April 2022
Last Modified:	20 May 2023 10:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/150322

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