Cross-species Transmission and Host Adaptation of Feline Leukaemia Virus between Domestic Cats and the Wild Felid Leopardus guigna.
Cristóbal Castillo‐Aliaga, Irene Sacristán, Camila J. Stuardo, Constanza Napolitano, Ezequiel Hidalgo‐Hermoso, Rachael Eugenie Tarlinton
This study identifies FeLV transmission between domestic cats and wild guignas, revealing both cat-to-guigna and guigna-to-guigna transmission with unique viral variants.
bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology