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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Villanueva-Saz, Sergio author Giner, Jacobo author Palomar, Ana María author Gómez, María Asunción author Põdra, Madis author Aranda, María del Carmen author Jiménez Martínez, María de los Ángeles author Lizarraga, Patricia author Hernández, Raquel author Portillo, Aránzazu author Oteo, José Antonio author Ruíz-Arrondo, Ignacio author Pérez Alenza, María De Los Dolores author Tobajas, Ana Pilar author Verde, Maite author Lacasta, Delia author Marteles, Diana author Hurtado-Guerrero, Ramón author Santiago, Llipsy author Ruíz, Héctor author Fernández, Antonio author 2022 The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on wildlife is largely unevaluated, and extended surveillance of animal species is needed to reach a consensus on the role of animals in the emergence and maintenance of SARS-CoV-2. This infection has been detected in farmed and domestic animals and wild animals, mainly in captivity. The interactions or shared resources with wildlife could represent a potential transmission pathway for the SARS-CoV-2 spill over to other wild species and could lead to health consequences or the establishment of new reservoirs in susceptible hosts. This study evaluated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in European mink (Mustela lutreola) and American mink (Neogale vison) in Spain by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using the receptor binding domain (RBD) of Spike antigen in serum samples and/or by RT-qPCR assays in oropharyngeal and rectal swabs. From January 2020 to February 2022, a total of 162 animals (127 European mink and 35 American mink) with no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection were included in the study. Antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 were not found in the serum samples analysed (n = 126), nor was the virus amplified by RT-qPCR (n = 160 swabs). Our results suggest that the potential role of wild mink and the European mink bred in captivity and released to the wild as dispersers of SARS-CoV-2 is so far low. However, wildlife surveillance for early detection of human and animal risks should be continued. In this sense, epidemiological monitoring measures, including serology and molecular analysis, are necessary. 2076-2615 10.3390/ani12151971 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/96596 https://www.doi.org/10.3390/ani12151971 35953960 No Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Wild Mink (Mustela lutreola and Neogale vison) from Northern Spain during the First Two Years of Pandemic