Spongiform encephalopathy in a captive puma (Felis concolor)
- 7 November 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Veterinary Record
- Vol. 131 (19) , 431-434
- https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.131.19.431
Abstract
A captive adult puma developed ataxia, a hypermetric gait and whole body tremor. The signs progressed over a period of six weeks. Histopathological examination following euthanasia demonstrated spongiform encephalopathy, gliosis and mild non-suppurative meningoencephalitis. Immunostaining with a polyclonal antiserum revealed prion protein (PrP) associated with these changes in sections of cervical spinal cord and medulla. This is the first confirmed case of a scrapie-like spongiform encephalopathy described in a non-domestic cat in the United Kingdom.Keywords
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