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Volume 30, Number 8—August 2024
Dispatch

Rustrela Virus in Wild Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) with Staggering Disease, Colorado, USA

Karen A. FoxComments to Author , Angele Breithaupt, Martin Beer, Dennis Rubbenstroth, and Florian Pfaff
Author affiliations: Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (K.A. Fox); Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Fort Collins (K.A. Fox); Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany (A. Breithaupt); Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems (M. Beer, D. Rubbenstroth, F. Pfaff)

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An approximately 1-year-old female mountain lion (Puma concolor) with impaired mobility. The mountain lion struggles to rise and staggers forward with difficulty because of hind limb ataxia and paresis. Other features of the animal’s gait include swaying of the hips, slight head tremors, and repeated collapse. The overall mentation of the animal is depressed. Video captured by a homeowner in Douglas County, Colorado, USA, on May 12, 2023.

Video. An approximately 1-year-old female mountain lion (Puma concolor) with impaired mobility. The mountain lion struggles to rise and staggers forward with difficulty because of hind limb ataxia and paresis. Other features of the animal’s gait include swaying of the hips, slight head tremors, and repeated collapse. The overall mentation of the animal is depressed. Video captured by a homeowner in Douglas County, Colorado, USA, on May 12, 2023.

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