RT Journal Article
T1 Detection of Anti–Leishmania infantum Antibodies in Wild European and American Mink (Mustela lutreola and Neovison vison) from Northern Spain, 2014–20
A1 Giner, Jacobo
A1 Villanueva-Saz, Sergio
A1 Fernández, Antonio
A1 Gómez, María Asunción
A1 Podra, Madis
A1 Lizarraga, Patricia
A1 Lacasta, Delia
A1 Ruiz, Héctor
A1 Aranda, María del Carmen
A1 Jiménez Martínez, María de los Ángeles
A1 Hernández, Raquel
A1 Yzuel, Andrés
A1 Verde, Maite
AB The European mink (Mustela lutreola) is listed as a critically endangered species because of ongoing population reduction from habitat degradation and the effects of introduced species, such as American mink (Neovison vison). This small, fragmented population becomes vulnerable to many other threats, including diseases. Leishmaniosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum found in the Mediterranean area, which affects many mammals, including wild small mammals. Furthermore, clinical disease caused by L. infantum has recently been described in other mustelids. To assess the exposure to Leishmania sp. infection in mink species in northern Spain, blood samples from 139 feral American mink and 42 native European mink from north Spain were evaluated for Leishmania sp. infection using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays against Leishmania spp. antibodies, with 52.4% of American mink and 45.3% of European mink being found seropositive. This finding raises questions regarding how the disease may affect these species and the potential repercussions for conservation efforts. Despite a high seroprevalence being observed in wild mink of both species in this study, association with clinical or pathologic signs of disease has yet to be elucidated.
SN 0090-3558     
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/96201
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/96201
LA eng
NO Giner, Jacobo, et al. «Detection of Anti–Leishmania infantum Antibodies in Wild European and American Mink (Mustela lutreola and Neovison vison) from Northern Spain, 2014–20». Journal of Wildlife Diseases, vol. 58, n.o 1, enero de 2022. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00027.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 28 abr 2025