Exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)

Javier Caballero Gómez, David Cano-Terriza*, Joaquim Segalés, Júlia Vergara-Alert, Irene Zorrilla, Teresa del Rey, Jorge Paniagua, Moisés Gonzálvez, Leira Fernández-Bastit, Fernando Nájera, Juan I. Montoya-Oliver, Javier Salcedo, Ignacio García-Bocanegra

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    The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emerging zoonotic virus of public and animal health concern, of which felids have been suggested as potential reservoirs. Although SARS-CoV-2 exposure has been detected in domestic and wild captive animals belonging to Felidae family, surveillance has not been carried out in free-ranging wild felids so far. The aim of the present study was to assess SARS-CoV-2 exposure in the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), the most endangered felid in the world. Between 2019 and 2022, we conducted a seroepidemiological study of SARS-CoV-2 in 276 free-ranging and captive Iberian lynxes. Our results evidenced limited (0.4%; 95%CI: 0.0–1.1) but not negligible exposure to this emerging virus in this endangered felid species, increasing the SARS-CoV-2 host range. The circulation of this virus in wildlife evidences the need of integrated European wildlife monitoring.

    Idioma originalAnglès
    Número d’article110001
    RevistaVeterinary Microbiology
    Volum290
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    Estat de la publicacióPublicada - de març 2024

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