Concomitance and interactions of pathogens in the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus)

With the aim of improving our understanding of their epidemiological features, exposure to or presence of Canine Parvovirus (CPV), Canine Distemper Virus (CDV), Leishmania infantum and Sarcoptes scabiei were studied in 88 wild wolves from Asturias (Northern Spain) by means of long-term (2004-2010) s...

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Published in:Research in Veterinary Science
Main Authors: Oleaga, Álvaro, Vicente, Joaquín, Ferroglio, Ezio, Casais, Rosa, Gortázar, Christian
Other Authors: Principado de Asturias, CSIC - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Elsevier 2015
Subjects:
Leishmania
Canine parvovirus
Canine distemper virus
Concomitant pathogens
Canis lupus
Sarcoptic mange
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/141807
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2015.05.010
https://doi.org/10.13039/100007652
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003339
https://doi.org/10.13039/100011941
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Summary:With the aim of improving our understanding of their epidemiological features, exposure to or presence of Canine Parvovirus (CPV), Canine Distemper Virus (CDV), Leishmania infantum and Sarcoptes scabiei were studied in 88 wild wolves from Asturias (Northern Spain) by means of long-term (2004-2010) serological and molecular data. Individual and population factors and the possible interactions between them were also statistically analyzed for better understanding the contact/presence of studied pathogens.The overall seroprevalence values were 19%, 61%, 20% and 0% for CDV, CPV, S. scabiei and Leishmania, respectively, while a 46% of studied wolves showed Leishmania genetic material presence. Sarcoptic mange, CDV and CPV showed higher seroprevalence values in the areas with higher wolf densities, and a positive association between CDV and S. scabiei antibody responses was detected.Reported data highlight the need of considering concomitant pathogens and their possible interactions for a better understanding of diseases and their management in wildlife. This is a contribution to the agreement between CSIC and Principado de Asturias. Project RTA 2009-00114-00-00 (INIA) contributed to this study. Peer Reviewed

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