David P. Onorato Melody E. Roelke-Parker Alexander Ochoa Melanie Culver Robert R. Fitak Elizabeth Sharkey 2025 <p><span>Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, or prion disease, poses a serious threat to wildlife; however, the susceptibility of apex predators is still being assessed. We investigated variation in the prion protein gene in Florida panthers (</span><i>Puma concolor coryi</i><span>) and found that admixture from Central American pumas probably introduced a novel, albeit benign, prion allele.</span></p> application/pdf 10.7589/jwd-d-24-00058 en Wildlife Disease Association Prion gene sequencing in Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi) suggests no differential susceptibility to transmissible spongiform encephalopathy article