Feline Panleukopenia in wild felines of Nandankanan Zoological Park, Odisha, India Kharate A.1, Panda H.K.2, Panda S.K.3,*, Sahoo N.4 1department of Veterinary Public Health, Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Bidar, Karnataka 2Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal HusbandryO.U.A.T., Bhubaneswar, 751003. Odisha 3Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal HusbandryO.U.A.T., Bhubaneswar, 751003. Odisha 4Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal HusbandryO.U.A.T., Bhubaneswar, 751003. Odisha *Corresponding author: e-mail: drsusen_panda@yahoo.com
Abstract The prevalence of feline penleukopenia in wild felines in Nandankanan Zoo, Odisha, India was studied. Fecal samples collected from 21 tigers, 22 lions. 5 leopards, 3 hyenas, 1 jaguar and 1 wild cat were subjected to hemagglutination test and fluorescent antibody test. In hemaglutinnation test 13 (61.91%) samples from tiger, 14 (63.63%) samples from lions, 1 (20%) sample from leopards, 3 (100%) samples from hyenas and 1(100%) sample from wild cat were found positive. On fluorescent antibody test (FAT), 15 (71.42%) samples from tiger, 18 (81.81%) from lions, 2 (40%) from leopards, 3(100%) from hyenas and 1 (100%) from wild cat were found positive. For seroprevalence study of the disease, 10 sera samples from tigers and 10 from lions were subjected to haemagglutination inhibition test, of which 5 (50%) from tigers and 6 (60%) from lions were found positive for feline penleukopenia. One adult tigress and one tiger cub died of feline panleukopenia. At necropsy both animals showed hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. The cytological examination revealed presence of intranuclear inclusion bodies in the intestinal epithelial cells. Spleen, mesenteric lymph node and intestine were positive for feline panleukopenia by FAT. The investigation revealed that that feline panleukopenia was prevalent in wild felines of Nandankanan Zoo. Top Keywords Feline panleukopenia, Fluorescent antibody test, Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, Seroprevalence, Wild felines. Top |