“…Except for sarcoptic mange, which commonly affects lynx in areas of endemic disease in red fox (Vulpes vulpes; Holt and Berg, 1990;Mö rner, 1992a;Ryser-Degiorgis et al, 2002), few isolated cases of infectious diseases have been reported in free-ranging Eurasian lynx. Notable disease reports include rabies (e.g., Fernex, 1976;Schneider et al, 1989;Stahl and Vandel, 1999;Tschirch, 2001), feline parvovirus (FPV) infections (Stahl and Vandel, 1999;Schmidt-Posthaus et al, 2002), Borna disease (Degiorgis et al, 2000), and notoedric mange (Ryser- Degiorgis et al, 2002). In captive individuals, feline infectious peritonitis (Hyslop, 1955) and a cowpox virus infection (M. Bennett, pers.…”