Tag, you’re it!: viral diseases in native otters of south-central Chile due to coexistence with invasive American mink and domestic dogs
Our results present the first report of parvovirus in <i>L. felina</i> and support the hypothesis that <i>N. vison</i> and dogs acts as metareservoir and mink also as a bridge host for its transmission. In the study area, the synanthropic behavior of <i>N. vison</i> and its interactions with domestic and native species may facilitate the diversification of emergent pathogens within Chilean native fauna.
Authors
- Macarena Barros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7805-420X)
- Gonzalo Medina‐Vogel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1579-9463)
- Erwin M. Barría (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1012-7585)
- Sandro Huenchuguala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4997-6077)
- Cristina Coccia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0832-2050)
- Carlos Calvo-Mac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6066-7646)
- Alexis Santibáñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9869-3120)
Institutions
- Roma Tre University (IT)
- Universidad Andrés Bello (CL)
- Universidad Santo Tomás (CL)
- Universidad San Pablo (MX)
- University of Palermo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1634282
- Primary Topic
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Università degli Studi Roma Tre
- University of Alberta
- European Commission