White-nose syndrome detected in bats over an extensive area of Russia
| Autor: | Alexander D. Botvinkin, Vladimir Piacek, Alexandra P. Shumkina, Mikhail P. Tiunov, Hana Bandouchova, Markéta Harazim, Veronika Kovacova, Jan Zukal, Oleg L. Orlov, Jiri Pikula, Natália Martínková |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences 0301 basic medicine Pseudogymnoascus destructans Zoology Animals Wild Nose Distribution Skin infection 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Russia 03 medical and health sciences Ascomycota Species Specificity Chiroptera Hibernation Nearctic ecozone Prevalence Temperate climate medicine Animals Dermatomycoses Panzootic lcsh:Veterinary medicine General Veterinary biology General Medicine biology.organism_classification White-nose syndrome medicine.disease Molecular Typing 030104 developmental biology lcsh:SF600-1100 Myotis bombinus Female Murina hilgendorfi Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Veterinary Research, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018) BMC Veterinary Research |
| ISSN: | 1746-6148 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12917-018-1521-1 |
| Popis: | Background Spatiotemporal distribution patterns are important infectious disease epidemiological characteristics that improve our understanding of wild animal population health. The skin infection caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans emerged as a panzootic disease in bats of the northern hemisphere. However, the infection status of bats over an extensive geographic area of the Russian Federation has remained understudied. Results We examined bats at the geographic limits of bat hibernation in the Palearctic temperate zone and found bats with white-nose syndrome (WNS) on the European slopes of the Ural Mountains through the Western Siberian Plain, Central Siberia and on to the Far East. We identified the diagnostic symptoms of WNS based on histopathology in the Northern Ural region at 11° (about 1200 km) higher latitude than the current northern limit in the Nearctic. While body surface temperature differed between regions, bats at all study sites hibernated in very cold conditions averaging 3.6 °C. Each region also differed in P. destructans fungal load and the number of UV fluorescent skin lesions indicating skin damage intensity. Myotis bombinus, M. gracilis and Murina hilgendorfi were newly confirmed with histopathological symptoms of WNS. Prevalence of UV-documented WNS ranged between 16 and 76% in species of relevant sample size. Conclusions To conclude, the bat pathogen P. destructans is widely present in Russian hibernacula but infection remains at low intensity, despite the high exposure rate. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12917-018-1521-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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