RT Journal Article
T1 Lack of SARS-CoV-2 RNA evidence in the lungs from wild European polecats (Mustela putorius) from Spain
A1 Carmona Castresana, Guillermo
A1 Burgos, Tamara
A1 Barrientos Yuste, Rafael
A1 Martin Garcia, Sara
A1 Muñoz, Clara
A1 Sánchez Sánchez, Marta
A1 Hernández-Hernández, Javier
A1 Palacín, Carlos
A1 Quiles Tundidor, Pablo
A1 Moraga Fernández, Alberto
A1 Bandeira, Victor
A1 Virgós, Emilio
A1 Gortázar, Christian
A1 Fernandez de Mera, Isabel G.
AB Data on SARS-CoV-2 infection in wildlife species is limited. The high prevalences found in mustelid species such as free-ranging American minks (Neovison vison) and domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) justify the study of this virus in the closely related autochthonous free-ranging European polecat (Mustela putorius). We analysed lung samples from 48 roadkilled polecats collected when the human infection reached its highest levels in Spain (2020–2021). We did not detect infections by SARS-CoV-2; however, surveillance in wild carnivores and particularly in mustelids is still warranted, due to their susceptibility to this virus.
PB Springer Nature
SN 1612-4642
YR 2023
FD 2023-03-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/123012
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/123012
LA eng
NO Carmona, G., Burgos, T., Barrientos, R., Martin-Garcia, S., Muñoz, C., Sánchez-Sánchez, M., Hernández-Hernández, J., Palacín, C., Quiles, P., Moraga-Fernández, A., Bandeira, V., Virgós, E., Gortázar, C., & Fernandez de Mera, I. G. (2023). Lack of SARS-CoV-2 RNA evidence in the lungs from wild European polecats (Mustela putorius) from Spain. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 69(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/S10344-023-01662-6
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 ene 2026