Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004
Research
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Infectivity in Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
Andrew A. Cunningham*
, James K. Kirkwood*1, Michael Dawson†2, Yvonne I. Spencer†, Robert B. Green†, and Gerald A.H. Wells†
, James K. Kirkwood*1, Michael Dawson†2, Yvonne I. Spencer†, Robert B. Green†, and Gerald A.H. Wells†Table 1
Species of zoo animal confirmed as having contracted a novel spongiform encephalopathy contemporaneously with the epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in domestic cattlea
| Species | No. of cases | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bovidae |
||
| Nyala, Tragelaphus angasi |
1 |
1 |
| Greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsieros |
6 |
2 |
| Gemsbok, Oryx gazella |
1 |
1 |
| Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx |
1 |
3 |
| Scimitar-horned oryx, Oryx dammah |
1 |
2 |
| Eland, Taurotragus oryx |
6 |
2,4 |
| American bison, Bison bison |
1 |
5 |
| Felidae |
||
| Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus |
10b |
2,5–7 |
| Puma, Felis concolor |
3 |
2,9 |
| Ocelot, Felis pardalis |
3 |
4,8 |
| Tiger, Panthera tigris |
3 |
5 |
| Lion, Panthera leo |
4 |
4,5 |
| Asian golden cat, Catopuma temminckii | 1c | 10 |
aCases occurred and were born in Great Britain unless stated otherwise.
bThe initial case of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in cheetah occurred in Australia, one case has occurred in the Republic of Ireland and three cases have occurred in France; all were born in Britain apart from the most recently reported case in France (8).
cReported from Australia, born in Germany, and kept for a period in the Netherlands (10).
