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Parasites of the Reintroduced Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and Sympatric Mesocarnivores in Extremadura, Spain
The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is one of the most endangered felid species in the world. Conservation efforts have increased its population size and distribution and reinforced their genetic diversity through captive breeding and reintroduction programmes. Among several threats that the Iberian ly...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8000845/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33804321 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10030274 |
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author | Figueiredo, Ana M. de Carvalho, Luís Madeira González, María J. P. Torres, Rita T. Pla, Samuel Núñez-Arjona, Juan C. Rueda, Carmen Vallverdú-Coll, Núria Silvestre, Fernando Peña, Jorge Carmena, David Habela, Miguel A. Calero-Bernal, Rafael Fonseca, Carlos Nájera, Fernando |
author_facet | Figueiredo, Ana M. de Carvalho, Luís Madeira González, María J. P. Torres, Rita T. Pla, Samuel Núñez-Arjona, Juan C. Rueda, Carmen Vallverdú-Coll, Núria Silvestre, Fernando Peña, Jorge Carmena, David Habela, Miguel A. Calero-Bernal, Rafael Fonseca, Carlos Nájera, Fernando |
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description | The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is one of the most endangered felid species in the world. Conservation efforts have increased its population size and distribution and reinforced their genetic diversity through captive breeding and reintroduction programmes. Among several threats that the Iberian lynx faces, infectious and parasitic diseases have underlined effects on the health of their newly reintroduced populations, being essential to identify the primary sources of these agents and assess populations health status. To achieve this, 79 fresh faecal samples from Iberian lynx and sympatric mesocarnivores were collected in the reintroduction area of Extremadura, Spain. Samples were submitted to copromicroscopic analyses to assess parasite diversity, prevalence, and mean intensity of parasite burden. Overall, 19 (24.1%, ±15.1–35.0) samples were positive for at least one enteric parasite species. Parasite diversity and prevalence were higher in the Iberian lynx (43.8%) compared with the others mesocarnivores under study (e.g., the red fox Vulpes vulpes and the Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon). Ancylostomatidae and Toxocara cati were the most prevalent (15.6%) parasites. Obtained results revealed that Iberian lynx role as predator control might have reduced parasite cross-transmission between this felid and mesocarnivores due to their decreasing abundances. Surveillance programs must include regular monitoring of this endangered felid, comprising mesocarnivores, but also domestic/feral and wild cat communities. |
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spelling | pubmed-80008452021-03-28 Parasites of the Reintroduced Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and Sympatric Mesocarnivores in Extremadura, Spain Figueiredo, Ana M. de Carvalho, Luís Madeira González, María J. P. Torres, Rita T. Pla, Samuel Núñez-Arjona, Juan C. Rueda, Carmen Vallverdú-Coll, Núria Silvestre, Fernando Peña, Jorge Carmena, David Habela, Miguel A. Calero-Bernal, Rafael Fonseca, Carlos Nájera, Fernando Pathogens Article The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is one of the most endangered felid species in the world. Conservation efforts have increased its population size and distribution and reinforced their genetic diversity through captive breeding and reintroduction programmes. Among several threats that the Iberian lynx faces, infectious and parasitic diseases have underlined effects on the health of their newly reintroduced populations, being essential to identify the primary sources of these agents and assess populations health status. To achieve this, 79 fresh faecal samples from Iberian lynx and sympatric mesocarnivores were collected in the reintroduction area of Extremadura, Spain. Samples were submitted to copromicroscopic analyses to assess parasite diversity, prevalence, and mean intensity of parasite burden. Overall, 19 (24.1%, ±15.1–35.0) samples were positive for at least one enteric parasite species. Parasite diversity and prevalence were higher in the Iberian lynx (43.8%) compared with the others mesocarnivores under study (e.g., the red fox Vulpes vulpes and the Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon). Ancylostomatidae and Toxocara cati were the most prevalent (15.6%) parasites. Obtained results revealed that Iberian lynx role as predator control might have reduced parasite cross-transmission between this felid and mesocarnivores due to their decreasing abundances. Surveillance programs must include regular monitoring of this endangered felid, comprising mesocarnivores, but also domestic/feral and wild cat communities. MDPI 2021-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8000845/ /pubmed/33804321 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10030274 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ). |
spellingShingle | Article Figueiredo, Ana M. de Carvalho, Luís Madeira González, María J. P. Torres, Rita T. Pla, Samuel Núñez-Arjona, Juan C. Rueda, Carmen Vallverdú-Coll, Núria Silvestre, Fernando Peña, Jorge Carmena, David Habela, Miguel A. Calero-Bernal, Rafael Fonseca, Carlos Nájera, Fernando Parasites of the Reintroduced Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and Sympatric Mesocarnivores in Extremadura, Spain |
title | Parasites of the Reintroduced Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and Sympatric Mesocarnivores in Extremadura, Spain |
title_full | Parasites of the Reintroduced Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and Sympatric Mesocarnivores in Extremadura, Spain |
title_fullStr | Parasites of the Reintroduced Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and Sympatric Mesocarnivores in Extremadura, Spain |
title_full_unstemmed | Parasites of the Reintroduced Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and Sympatric Mesocarnivores in Extremadura, Spain |
title_short | Parasites of the Reintroduced Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and Sympatric Mesocarnivores in Extremadura, Spain |
title_sort | parasites of the reintroduced iberian lynx (lynx pardinus) and sympatric mesocarnivores in extremadura, spain |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8000845/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33804321 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10030274 |
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