Effect of Myxoma Virus Species Jump on Iberian Hare Populations.
Iberian Peninsula
Iberian hare
Lepus granatensis
Portugal
Spain
disease impact
game management
myxoma virus
pathogen emergence
population decline
recombinant myxoma virus
viruses
wildlife
Journal
Emerging infectious diseases
ISSN: 1080-6059
Titre abrégé: Emerg Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9508155
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2024
Jun 2024
Historique:
medline:
24
5
2024
pubmed:
24
5
2024
entrez:
23
5
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The myxoma virus species jump from European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) to Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis) has raised concerns. We assess the decline suffered by Iberian hare populations on the Iberian Peninsula and discuss the association between the effect of myxomatosis and the average abundance index, which we estimated by using hunting bags.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38781982
doi: 10.3201/eid3006.231280
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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