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

• 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

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