Abstract:
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.
Rajesh, N.V. & Manoharan, S & Muthukrishnan, S & S, Jaisree & Jayashree, P & Elayaraman, Madhesh & R B., Vishnurahav & Ranjithkumar, M & Sundararajan, R C & Tamileniyan, E. (2026). FIRST DOCUMENTED CASE OF CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS IN A LEOPARD CUB (PANTHERA PARDUS) IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA. Croatian veterinary journal. 57. 376-383. 10.46419/cvj.57.4.9.
