Frequent Leptospira spp. detection but absence of Tula orthohantavirus in Microtus spp. voles, Northwestern Spain

• Published in: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
• Main Authors: Jeske, Kathrin, Emirhar, Duygu, García, Jesús T., González-Barrio, David, Olea, Pedro P., Ruiz Fons, Francisco, Schulz, Jana, Mayer-Scholl, Anne, Heckel, Gerald, Ulrich, Rainer G.
• Other Authors: Swiss National Science Foundation, Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Fundación BBVA, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wildlife Disease Association 2021
• Subjects: Tula; Common vole; Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/265006; https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-20-00109; https://doi.org/10.13039/100007406; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100010198

The common vole (Microtus arvalis) is a major agricultural pest in Europe and is a reservoir for several zoonotic agents, such as Leptospira spp. and Tula orthohantavirus (TULV). However, little is known about the occurrence of those pathogens in voles from Spain, where the species has largely expan...