Norovirus in captive lion cub (Panthera leo)

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jul;13(7):1071-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1307.070268.

Abstract

African lions (Panthera leo) are susceptible to viral diseases of domestic carnivores, including feline calici-virus infection. We report the identification of a novel enteric calicivirus, genetically related to human noroviruses of genogroup IV, in a lion cub that died of severe hemorrhagic enteritis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn / virology
  • Animals, Zoo / virology
  • Caliciviridae Infections / diagnosis
  • Caliciviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Caliciviridae Infections / virology
  • DNA Fragmentation
  • DNA, Viral / chemistry
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Gastroenteritis / diagnosis
  • Gastroenteritis / veterinary*
  • Gastroenteritis / virology
  • Genotype
  • Lions / virology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Norovirus / classification
  • Norovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Phylogeny
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • DNA, Viral