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Science: Livestock virus hits Europe with a vengeance
The source of the responsible viral variant is unknown, but it seems clear that climate change has enabled it to overwinter more easily and spread quickly. “It’s not going to go away,” says Christie Mayo, a veterinary virologist at Colorado State University.
Summit Daily: Scientists found ‘staggering disease’ in a Colorado mountain lion. A mysterious affliction is also making Florida panthers limp.
The Colorado mountain lion euthanized last year is the only case of staggering disease that has been identified in North America to date. But Colorado State University and Colorado Parks and Wildlife veterinarians say they are looking carefully for new cases.
Denver Post: Colorado mountain lion confirmed as first North American case of fatal staggering disease
A sick mountain lion euthanized by Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials in Douglas County last year was the first confirmed case of staggering disease in North America. Colorado scientists don’t yet know how widespread the virus is in domestic cats or wildlife, said Colorado State University research scientist Karen Fox, the study’s lead author and former CPW wildlife pathologist.