Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Positive immunolabelling for feline infectious peritonitis in an African lion (Panthera leo) with bilateral panuveitis.
- Journal:
- Journal of comparative pathology
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Mwase, M et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Paraclinical Studies
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
A 15-year-old male African lion (Panthera leo) was presented with blindness due to bilateral panuveitis with retinal detachment. Feline coronavirus (FCoV) antigen was identified immunohistochemically in ocular macrophages, consistent with a diagnosis of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) infection. This is the first report of FIP in an African lion and the first report of ocular FIP in a non-domestic felid.
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