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Croatian Veterinary Journal, Vol. 57 No. 4, 2026.

Studija slučaja

https://doi.org/10.46419/cvj.57.4.9

First documented case of canine distemper virus in a leopard cub (Panthera pardus) in Tamil Nadu, India

Nakulan Valsala Rajesh ; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, 627 358 Tirunelveli, India *
Shunmugavel Manoharan ; Forest Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Forest Veterinary Unit, Forest Extension Division Campus, Ponnakudi, 627 151Tirunelveli, India
Sundaram Muthukrishnan ; Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary College and Research Institute, 627 358 Tirunelveli, India
Srinivasan Jaisree ; Central University Laboratory, Centre for Animal Health Studies, Madhavaram Milk Colony, 600 051Chennai, India
Panneerselvam Jayashree ; UG Scholar, Veterinary College and Research Institute, 627 358 Tirunelveli, India
Elayaraman Madhesh ; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, 627 358 Tirunelveli, India
Radhakrishnan Bhuvaneshwari Vishnurahav ; Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, 627 358 Tirunelveli, India
Muthusamy Ranjithkumar ; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, 627 358 Tirunelveli, India
Rajagopalan Chandrasekaran Sundararajan ; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, 627 358 Tirunelveli, India
Elangovan Tamileniyan ; Internee, Veterinary College and Research Institute, 614 625 Orathanadu, India

* Dopisni autor.

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A four-month female leopard cub (Panthera pardus), rescued from a residential area in Kaliyal, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India with exhibited sign of dullness, convulsions, seizures, and profuse salivation was screened for infectious disease conditions and confirmed as canine distemper (CD) by conventional PCR method. To our best knowledge this was the first documented case of CD in a leopard in Tamil Nadu, India and this report focused on the integrative treatment with allopathic and siddha medicine for the disease condition.

Ključne riječi

allopathic treatment; canine distemper; leopard; siddha treatment; Tamil Nadu

Hrčak ID:

347008

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/347008

Datum izdavanja:

7.5.2026.

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