Serological Detection of Viral Infections in Captive Wild Cats from Costa Rica

Table 1

Description of wild felids tested for antibodies against FPV, FCV, FIV, and p27 antigen of FeLV.

Variable	Categories	Felid species
		Margay	Ocelot	Yaguaroundi	Oncilla	Jaguar
Number of positive wild felids/number of wild felids tested	FPV	28/28	10/10	4/4	1/1	1/1
	FCV	0/28	1/10	0/4	0/1	ND
	FIV	0/28	0/10	0/4	0/1	0/1
	FeLV	0/28	0/10	0/4	0/1	0/1
Age	1–4 years	11/28	3/10	3/4	1/1	1/1
	5–8 years	6/28	3/10	1/4	0/1	0/1
	>8 years	13/28	4/10	0/4	0/1	0/1
Sex	Female	13/28	6/11	0/4	0/1	1/1
	Male	15/28	4/11	4/4	1/1	0/1
Modus vivendi	Illegal pets/tourist attractions	16/28	9/10	2/4	0/1	1/1
	Forest	0/28	1/10	1/4	1/1	0/1
	Born in captivity	5/28	0/10	0/4	0/1	0/1
	ND*	7/28	0/10	1/4	0/1	0/1
Cage	Alone	2/28	0/10	2/4	1/1	1/1
	With other felids	21/28	4/10	2/4	0/1	0/1
	ND	5/28	6/10	0/4	0/1	0/1
Vaccination history	Vaccinated once	16/28	3/10	2/4	1/1	0/1
	Not vaccinated	6/28	0/10	1/4	0/1	1/1
	ND*	6/28	7/10	1/4	0/1	0/1

*ND: not determined.