Bluetongue Virus in the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus), 2010–2022
Javier Caballero-Gómez, Marta Sánchez-Sánchez, Cristina Lorca-Oró, Isabel G. Fernández de Mera, Irene Zorrilla, Guillermo López, Rosa Rosell, Rebeca Grande-Gómez, Juan I. Montoya-Oliver, Javier Salcedo, Jorge Paniagua, Cristina Cano-Gómez, Moisés Gonzálvez
, and Ignacio García-Bocanegra
Author affiliations: University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain (J. Caballero-Gómez, J. Paniagua, M. Gonzálvez, I. García-Bocanegra); Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain (J. Caballero-Gómez, I. García-Bocanegra); Institute for Game and Wildlife Research, Ciudad Real, Spain (M. Sánchez-Sánchez, I.G. Fernández de Mera); Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain (C. Lorca-Oró, R. Rosell); Junta de Andalucía, Malaga, Spain (I. Zorrilla, G. López); Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain (R. Rosell); Technical Assistance from the General Direction of the Natural Environment and Sustainable Development of the Board of Communities of Castilla La Mancha, Toledo, Spain (R. Grande-Gómez); Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Madrid (J.I. Montoya-Oliver); Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain (J. Salcedo); Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Madrid (C. Cano-Gómez); University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain (M. Gonzálvez).
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Figure 1. Spatial distribution and BTV serologic results of the Iberian lynxes (Lynx pardinus) sampled in the Iberian Peninsula during 2010–2022. The frequency of seropositivity and the numbers of seropositive and total of animals analyzed by ELISA at each sampling region and captivity center are shown in parentheses. Inset map shows location of study area on the Iberian Peninsula. **Animal tested positive for BTV RNA. BC, breeding center; BTV, bluetongue virus; RC, recovery center of threatened species.
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