Prevalence of selected pathogens in small carnivores in reintroduction areas of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)

• Autores: C. I. León, Ignacio Antonio García Bocanegra, E. McCain, I. Zorrilla, A.M. Gómez, C. Ruiz, I. Molina, Félix Gómez Guillamón
• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 180, Nº. 10, 2017, págs. 268-271
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • THE Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) remains the most endangered feline species in the world. Currently, with reintroduction and captive breeding programmes underway, the increasing population size of the Iberian lynx qualified them to be downlisted from Critically Endangered to Endangered in 2015 (UICN, 2015). However, the species is still at high risk of serious decline in the absence of conservation actions. Mortality due to pathogens has been attributed, among others, to feline leukaemia virus (FeLV), Mycobacterium bovis and canine distemper virus (CDV) (Martín-Atance and others 2006, López and others 2009, Meli and others 2009). Additionally, many other potential pathogens have been detected in both Iberian lynx and sympatric small carnivores (Meli and others 2009, Millán and others 2009, García-Bocanegra and others 2010). Due to the Iberian lynx’s aggressive behaviour and interactions with other wild and domestic species, the risk of exposure to pathogen agents is high in this species (Millán and others 2009, Meli and others 2009).