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5 April 2024 Adiaspiromycoses in Wild Rodents from the Pyrenees, Northeastern Spain
Simon Krückemeier, Marc Ramon, Enric Vidal, Laura Martino, Judit Burgaya, Maria Puig Ribas, Andrea Dias-Alves, Lourdes Lobato-Bailón, Bernat Pérez de Val, Oscar Cabezón, Johan Espunyes
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Abstract

Adiaspiromycosis is a nontransmissible infectious pulmonary disease caused by the inhalation of propagules from fungal species belonging to the family Ajellomicetaceae, especially Emergomyces crescens. Adiaspiromycosis caused by E. crescens has been recorded in a broad number of species worldwide, with small burrowing mammals being considered the main hosts for this environmental pathogen. Only a handful of studies on adiaspiromycosis in European wildlife has been published to date. We assessed the occurrence of adiaspiromycosis in wild rodents (Murinae and Arvicolinae) from the central Spanish Pyrenees (NE Spain). The lungs of 302 mice and 46 voles were screened for the presence of adiaspores through histopathologic examination. Pulmonary adiaspiromycosis was recorded in 21.6% of all individuals (75/348), corresponding to 63/299 wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) and 12/40 bank voles (Myodes glareolus). Adiaspore burden varied highly between animals, with a mean of 0.19 spores/mm2 and a percentage of affected lung tissue ranging from <0.01% to .8%. These results show that the infection is present in wild rodents from the central Spanish Pyrenees. Although the impact of this infection on nonendangered species is potentially mild, it might contribute to genetic diversity loss in endangered species.

Simon Krückemeier, Marc Ramon, Enric Vidal, Laura Martino, Judit Burgaya, Maria Puig Ribas, Andrea Dias-Alves, Lourdes Lobato-Bailón, Bernat Pérez de Val, Oscar Cabezón, and Johan Espunyes "Adiaspiromycoses in Wild Rodents from the Pyrenees, Northeastern Spain," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 60(2), 526-530, (5 April 2024). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00100
Received: 15 June 2023; Accepted: 6 December 2023; Published: 5 April 2024
KEYWORDS
Apodemus sylvaticus
Emergomyces crescens
Emmonsia crescens
Myodes glareolus
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