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First cases of myxomatosis in Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis) in Portugal
Carina L. Carvalho,Fábio A Abade Dos Santos,Madelena Monteiro,Paulo de Tarso Camillo de Carvalho,Paula Mendonça,Margarida Duarte +5 more
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Both animals exhibited good body condition, suggesting a short course of the disease and higher virulence of the virus towards the Iberian hare.Abstract:
Myxomatosis was detected in Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis) in Portugal, October 2018, following its emergence in Spain 3 months earlier. Here, we describe the epidemiological, molecular and anatomo-histopathological data of the first two cases. Myxoma virus DNA was detected in the eyelids, nose and perineal region in both hares. It was also detected in the lungs of hare 1 and in the spleen and liver of hare 2. The genomic insertion identified in strains from Spain was confirmed in both strains suggesting a common origin for the Iberian viruses. Gross lesions in hare 1 included palpebral oedema and conjunctival mucopurulent discharge, common in both forms of the disease in rabbits. Hare 2 presented eyelid thickening with small diffuse nodules. Histopathology of the eyelids showed extracellular myxoid matrix in hare 1 and purulent dermatitis in hare 2. Both animals exhibited good body condition, suggesting a short course of the disease and higher virulence of the virus towards the Iberian hare.read more
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Monitoring of emerging myxoma virus epidemics in Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis) in Spain, 2018-2020.
Ignacio García-Bocanegra,Leonor Camacho-Sillero,Javier Caballero-Gómez,Montserrat Agüero,Félix Gómez-Guillamón,Juan Manuel Ruiz-Casas,José Manuel Díaz-Cao,Elena González-Blanco García,María José Ruano,Rafael de la Haza +9 more
TL;DR: The results indicated high susceptibility of the Iberian hare to ha-MYXV infection, but apparent resistance in the sympatric hare species present in Spain and less infectivity in European rabbits.
MYXOMATOSIS Confirmation of myxomatosis in a European brown hare in Great Britain
TL;DR: Myxomatosis is a disease of wild European and domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus ) caused by infection with myxoma virus, which is found naturally in some Sylvilagus rabbit species of South America and California as discussed by the authors.
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Detection of recombinant Hare Myxoma Virus in wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus).
Fábio A Abade Dos Santos,Fábio A Abade Dos Santos,Carina L. Carvalho,Andreia Pinto,Ranjit K Rai,Madalena Monteiro,Paulo de Tarso Camillo de Carvalho,Paula Mendonça,Maria C. Peleteiro,Francisco Parra,Margarida Duarte +10 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that recombinant Myxoma virus can effectively infect and cause myxomatosis in wild rabbits and domestic rabbits, raising serious concerns for the future of the Iberian wild leporids while emphasises the need for the continuous monitoring of MYXV and recombinantMYXV in both species.
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The Health and Future of the Six Hare Species in Europe: A Closer Look at the Iberian Hare
Margarida Duarte,Carina L. Carvalho,Fábio A Abade Dos Santos,Jessica Monteiro,Madalena Monteiro,Paulo Melo Carvalho,Paula Mendonça,Patrícia Tavares Santos,Pedro Melo +8 more
TL;DR: The sanitary data regarding the Iberian hare populations from Portugal, which were severely affected by the emergence of a naturally occurring recombinant myxoma virus (MYXV), first reported in mid-2018, are presented.
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Recombinant myxoma virus infection associated with high mortality in rabbit farming (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
Fábio A Abade Dos Santos,Carina L. Carvalho,Madalena Monteiro,Paulo de Tarso Camillo de Carvalho,Paula Mendonça,Maria C. Peleteiro,Margarida Duarte +6 more
TL;DR: This is the first documented report of a recombinant hare myxoma virus in farm rabbits associated with high mortality, which increases the concern for the future of both the Iberian hare and wild rabbits and questions the safety of the rabbit industry.
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