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cord-319921-uxtydu60	Meli, Marina L.	Feline Leukemia Virus and Other Pathogens as Important Threats to the Survival of the Critically Endangered Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)	2009-03-09		.txt	text/plain	5506	259	48	METHODOLOGY/ PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We systematically analyzed the prevalence and importance of seven viral, one protozoan (Cytauxzoon felis), and several bacterial (e.g., hemotropic mycoplasma) infections in 77 of approximately 200 remaining free-ranging Iberian lynxes of the Doñana and Sierra Morena areas, in Southern Spain, between 2003 and 2007. Furthermore, the presence of feline leukemia virus (FeLV) provirus was recently reported in six samples originating from both the Doñ ana and Sierra Morena areas in southern Spain between 1994 and 2003 [29] . Thus, in the present study, we report on the prevalence of the aforementioned pathogens and we describe a dramatic FeLV epidemic, which most likely led to the death of 6 Iberian lynxes within a 6-months period in 2007, its possible origin, and its relationship to other infectious agents. However, endogenous FeLV sequences related to those of domestic cats are apparently not present in Iberian lynxes: only 5 of the 77 lynxes tested displayed weak signals by quantitative realtime PCR, which is not compatible with presence of enFeLV sequences.	./cache/cord-319921-uxtydu60.txt	./txt/cord-319921-uxtydu60.txt