Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Endangered Wild Felines (Felis silvestris and Lynx pardinus) in Spain

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dc.contributor.authorMatas Méndez, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorFuentes Corripio, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorMontoya Matute, Ana
dc.contributor.authorBailo Barroso, Begoña
dc.contributor.authorGrande Gómez, Rebeca
dc.contributor.authorApruzzese Rubio, Ariadna
dc.contributor.authorPonce Gordo, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorMateo Barrientos, Marta
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T15:14:46Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T15:14:46Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-01
dc.description.abstractThe wildcat (Felis silvestris) and the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) are important species in Spain, considered as near-threatened and endangered, respectively. Both can be infected by Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that can cause morbidity and mortality in transplacentally-infected or immunocompromised mammals. The data on the prevalence of this parasite in wild populations of these species in Spain are outdated. The objective of this study was to update information and evaluate the role of these felines in parasite epidemiology and the potential impact of the parasite on their conservation. Blood and fecal samples were collected from captured animals, as well as the tongue, diaphragm, and spleen, from animals killed in road accidents in central Spain. An indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) was used to detect parasite antibodies in serum, microscopy and molecular analysis were used to detect oocysts in feces, and molecular analysis was used to determine the existence of tissue cysts. Seroprevalence was 85% in wildcats and 45% in lynx, and parasite DNA was detected in the feces of one wildcat and in tissue samples from 10 wildcats and 11 Iberian lynxes. These results highlight the epidemiological importance and high risk of T. gondii infection in animals and humans in the studied areas. Considering feline susceptibility to infection, monitoring programs are needed to assess the health status of wild felines
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Sanidad Animal
dc.description.facultyFac. de Veterinaria
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.sponsorshipFundación Alfonso X el Sabio (España)
dc.description.sponsorshipInstituto de Salud Carlos III (España)
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.citationMatas Méndez, P., Fuentes Corripio, I., Montoya Matute, A., Bailo Barroso, B., Grande Gómez, R., Apruzzese Rubio, A., Ponce Gordo, F., & Mateo Barrientos, M. (2023). Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Endangered Wild Felines (Felis silvestris and Lynx pardinus) in Spain. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 13(15), 2488. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152488
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani13152488
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152488
dc.identifier.pmid37570297
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103580
dc.issue.number2488
dc.journal.titleAnimals
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final13
dc.page.initial1
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.projectID1.010.119
dc.relation.projectIDFIS AESI PI21CIII/00031
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.cdu616.993.19
dc.subject.keywordEuropean wildcat
dc.subject.keywordFelis silvestris
dc.subject.keywordIberian lynx
dc.subject.keywordLynx pardinus
dc.subject.keywordToxoplasma gondii
dc.subject.keywordprevalence
dc.subject.keywordepidemiology
dc.subject.keywordimmunofluorescence antibodies test
dc.subject.keywordPCR
dc.subject.keywordSpain
dc.subject.ucmVeterinaria
dc.subject.unesco3109 Ciencias Veterinarias
dc.titlePrevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Endangered Wild Felines (Felis silvestris and Lynx pardinus) in Spain
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