Three Pathogens in Sympatric Populations of Pumas, Bobcats, and Domestic Cats: Implications for Infectious Disease Transmission

Sarah N. Bevins; Scott Carver; Erin E. Boydston; Lisa M. Lyren; Mat Alldredge; Kenneth A. Logan; Seth P. D. Riley; Robert N. Fisher; T. Winston Vickers; Walter Boyce; Mo Salman; Michael R. Lappin; Kevin R. Crooks; Sue VandeWoude

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031403

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Three Pathogens in Sympatric Populations of Pumas, Bobcats, and Domestic Cats: Implications for Infectious Disease Transmission

Sarah N. Bevins ,

* E-mail: bevins@rams.colostate.edu

Affiliation USDA National Wildlife Disease Program, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Scott Carver,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Erin E. Boydston,

Affiliation U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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Lisa M. Lyren,

Affiliation U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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Mat Alldredge,

Affiliation Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Kenneth A. Logan,

Affiliation Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Montrose, Colorado, United States of America
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Seth P. D. Riley,

Affiliation National Park Service, Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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Robert N. Fisher,

Affiliation U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America
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T. Winston Vickers,

Affiliation Wildlife Health Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Walter Boyce,

Affiliation Wildlife Health Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Mo Salman,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Michael R. Lappin,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Kevin R. Crooks,

Affiliation Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Sue VandeWoude

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Three Pathogens in Sympatric Populations of Pumas, Bobcats, and Domestic Cats: Implications for Infectious Disease Transmission

Sarah N. Bevins,
Scott Carver,
Erin E. Boydston,
Lisa M. Lyren,
Mat Alldredge,
Kenneth A. Logan,
Seth P. D. Riley,
Robert N. Fisher,
T. Winston Vickers,
Walter Boyce

Published: February 8, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031403

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Publication: National Science Foundation
Title: “Domestic Cats, and Wild Bobcats and Pumas, Living in Same Area Have Same Diseases”
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Title: “Cats Bridge "Infection Gap" Between People and Wildlife”
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