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Tiger serum samples collected opportunistically during encounters such as translocation, human conflict, and injury were placed in cold storage for later use. Frozen serum samples were assessed for feline coronavirus (FCoV), feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus, feline herpesvirus (FHV), canine distemper virus, canine parvovirus-2 (CPV-2), leptospirosis (LEP; seven serovars), and toxoplasmosis (TOX). Six tigers were found to be positive for LEP, eight for CPV-2, five for FHV, one for FCoV, and 10 for TOX. Tigers, like other wild felids, have been exposed to these common pathogens, but further research is needed to determine the significance of these pathogens to the Nepali population.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.7589\/jwd-d-20-00046","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,25]],"date-time":"2021-03-25T12:02:46Z","timestamp":1616673766000},"page":"393-398","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Serologic Survey of Selected Pathogens in Free-Ranging Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) in Nepal"],"prefix":"10.7589","volume":"57","author":[{"given":"Deborah","family":"McCauley","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Initiative for Endangered Wildlife, 1627 W Main St., Suite 445, Bozeman, Montana 59715, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Virginia","family":"Stout","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Initiative for Endangered Wildlife, 1627 W Main St., Suite 445, Bozeman, Montana 59715, 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