Disease Surveillance during the Reintroduction of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Southwestern Spain

The restoration of Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) populations in Extremadura (Southwestern Spain) have been carried out since 2014. One of the measures to ensure the success of this program is to examine the effects that diseases may have on reintroduction. Since diseases may be greatly located at cer...

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Autores: Nájera, F., Grande-Gómez, R.,, Peña, J.,, Vázquez, A.,, Palacios, M. J., Rueda, C., Corona-Bravo, Ana Isabel, Zorrilla, Irene, Gil-Molino, María, Jiménez, José, Revuelta Rueda, Luis
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Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Aujeszky’s disease
Canine distemper virus
Disease surveillance
Feline leukemia virus
Lynx pardinus
Reintroduction
Ciencias Biomédicas
Fisiología veterinaria
3105 Peces y Fauna Silvestre
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spelling Disease Surveillance during the Reintroduction of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Southwestern SpainNájera, F.Grande-Gómez, R.,Peña, J.,Vázquez, A.,Palacios, M. J.Rueda, C.Corona-Bravo, Ana IsabelZorrilla, IreneGil-Molino, MaríaJiménez, JoséRevuelta Rueda, LuisAujeszky’s diseaseCanine distemper virusDisease surveillanceFeline leukemia virusLynx pardinusReintroductionCiencias BiomédicasFisiología veterinaria3105 Peces y Fauna SilvestreThe restoration of Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) populations in Extremadura (Southwestern Spain) have been carried out since 2014. One of the measures to ensure the success of this program is to examine the effects that diseases may have on reintroduction. Since diseases may be greatly located at certain sites because of the specific ecological requirements of the pathogens and/or vectors, reintroduced individuals may present a risk of infection once released. To determine which pathogens the reintroduced individuals may encounter, we performed a molecular and sero-epidemiological survey in reintroduced and wild-born lynxes. From 2015 to 2019, 69 Iberian lynxes (40 reintroduced and 29 wild-born) were sampled and screened against 10 viral, bacterial and piroplasmid agents. In parallel, 195 sympatric carnivores from the families Canidae, Felidae, Viverridae, Herpestidae and Mustelidae were tested against current or past infections to six common canine/feline viruses. In the Iberian lynx, low contact rates of active infection were obtained for the feline leukemia provirus (FeLV: 1.5%; 1/67), feline parvovirus (FPV: 1.5%; 1/67) and Cytauxzoon sp. (6.7%; 1/15). We also confirmed the emergence of Aujeszky's disease (suid herpesvirus-1) in this population (SuHV-1: 11.8%; 2/17). Evidence of previous exposure was detected for canine distemper virus (CDV: 5.8%; 3/52), feline coronavirus (1.9%; 1/52), FPV (7.7%; 1/13) and feline calicivirus (FCV: 5.3%; 1/19). From 25 recovered lynx carcasses, we could confirm infectious etiology involvement in the death of four individuals (SuHV-1 in two individuals, coinfection of Cytauxzoon spp. and Aeromonas veronii in one lynx and a Streptococcus canis myositis in another lynx). We confirmed the circulation of CDV, FPV, FeLV, FCV and the feline immunodeficiency virus within the sympatric carnivore community. Due to the low contact rate of infectious agents in such a small, endangered population, we recommend continuing a disease surveillance program to determine the prognostic factors of survival, understand the role that disease may play during the reintroduction and anticipate disease outbreaks that may pose a risk for the entire reintroduced population.MDPIMDPIUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20212021-02-1920212021-02-19journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95591reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/955912026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Disease Surveillance during the Reintroduction of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Southwestern Spain
title Disease Surveillance during the Reintroduction of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Southwestern Spain
spellingShingle Disease Surveillance during the Reintroduction of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Southwestern Spain
Nájera, F.
Aujeszky’s disease
Canine distemper virus
Disease surveillance
Feline leukemia virus
Lynx pardinus
Reintroduction
Ciencias Biomédicas
Fisiología veterinaria
3105 Peces y Fauna Silvestre
title_short Disease Surveillance during the Reintroduction of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Southwestern Spain
title_full Disease Surveillance during the Reintroduction of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Southwestern Spain
title_fullStr Disease Surveillance during the Reintroduction of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Southwestern Spain
title_full_unstemmed Disease Surveillance during the Reintroduction of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Southwestern Spain
title_sort Disease Surveillance during the Reintroduction of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Southwestern Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Nájera, F.
Grande-Gómez, R.,
Peña, J.,
Vázquez, A.,
Palacios, M. J.
Rueda, C.
Corona-Bravo, Ana Isabel
Zorrilla, Irene
Gil-Molino, María
Jiménez, José
Revuelta Rueda, Luis
author Nájera, F.
author_facet Nájera, F.
Grande-Gómez, R.,
Peña, J.,
Vázquez, A.,
Palacios, M. J.
Rueda, C.
Corona-Bravo, Ana Isabel
Zorrilla, Irene
Gil-Molino, María
Jiménez, José
Revuelta Rueda, Luis
author_role author
author2 Grande-Gómez, R.,
Peña, J.,
Vázquez, A.,
Palacios, M. J.
Rueda, C.
Corona-Bravo, Ana Isabel
Zorrilla, Irene
Gil-Molino, María
Jiménez, José
Revuelta Rueda, Luis
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv MDPI
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Aujeszky’s disease
Canine distemper virus
Disease surveillance
Feline leukemia virus
Lynx pardinus
Reintroduction
Ciencias Biomédicas
Fisiología veterinaria
3105 Peces y Fauna Silvestre
topic Aujeszky’s disease
Canine distemper virus
Disease surveillance
Feline leukemia virus
Lynx pardinus
Reintroduction
Ciencias Biomédicas
Fisiología veterinaria
3105 Peces y Fauna Silvestre
description The restoration of Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) populations in Extremadura (Southwestern Spain) have been carried out since 2014. One of the measures to ensure the success of this program is to examine the effects that diseases may have on reintroduction. Since diseases may be greatly located at certain sites because of the specific ecological requirements of the pathogens and/or vectors, reintroduced individuals may present a risk of infection once released. To determine which pathogens the reintroduced individuals may encounter, we performed a molecular and sero-epidemiological survey in reintroduced and wild-born lynxes. From 2015 to 2019, 69 Iberian lynxes (40 reintroduced and 29 wild-born) were sampled and screened against 10 viral, bacterial and piroplasmid agents. In parallel, 195 sympatric carnivores from the families Canidae, Felidae, Viverridae, Herpestidae and Mustelidae were tested against current or past infections to six common canine/feline viruses. In the Iberian lynx, low contact rates of active infection were obtained for the feline leukemia provirus (FeLV: 1.5%; 1/67), feline parvovirus (FPV: 1.5%; 1/67) and Cytauxzoon sp. (6.7%; 1/15). We also confirmed the emergence of Aujeszky's disease (suid herpesvirus-1) in this population (SuHV-1: 11.8%; 2/17). Evidence of previous exposure was detected for canine distemper virus (CDV: 5.8%; 3/52), feline coronavirus (1.9%; 1/52), FPV (7.7%; 1/13) and feline calicivirus (FCV: 5.3%; 1/19). From 25 recovered lynx carcasses, we could confirm infectious etiology involvement in the death of four individuals (SuHV-1 in two individuals, coinfection of Cytauxzoon spp. and Aeromonas veronii in one lynx and a Streptococcus canis myositis in another lynx). We confirmed the circulation of CDV, FPV, FeLV, FCV and the feline immunodeficiency virus within the sympatric carnivore community. Due to the low contact rate of infectious agents in such a small, endangered population, we recommend continuing a disease surveillance program to determine the prognostic factors of survival, understand the role that disease may play during the reintroduction and anticipate disease outbreaks that may pose a risk for the entire reintroduced population.
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