Occurrence of Aleutian mink disease in selected national mink farms in light of serological and molecular investigations

Siemionek, J.; Załęska-Wawro, Magdalena; Przywara, Konrad; Gąsiorek, Bolesław; Szczerba‐Turek, Anna; Szweda, W.

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“…Farms where the programme was implemented very early have not recorded AMDV. The virus prevalence reached 70% on farms where the programme was implemented a few years before the study and 93% on farms that had not implemented the programme (Siemionek et al., 2017 ). However, these data come from only 6 farms and there is no information how many farms in Poland (from about 360) implemented this programme.…”

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Aleutian mink disease: Spatio‐temporal variation of prevalence and influence on the feral American mink

Zalewski

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Brzeziński

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Pathogens are one of the factors driving wildlife population dynamics. The spread of pathogens in wildlife is currently highly related to the transmission of pathogens from farmed animals, which has increased with the constant development of farming. Here, we analysed the spatio-temporal variation in the prevalence of Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) antibodies in feral American mink (Neovison vison) populations in Poland(1,153 individuals from nine sites) in relation to mink farming intensity. AMDV was detected in feral mink at all study sites and the prevalence ranged from 0.461 in the northern region to 0.826 in the western region. Mink males and adults were infected more often than females and subadults; the infection was also more frequent during the mink breeding season than during non-breeding. The prevalence of AMDV changed nonlinearly in consecutive years and the peak of prevalence was every 3-4 years. The predicted AMDV prevalence was low at sites where the number of farmed mink was also low and increased linearly with the increase in the number of mink kept on farms. The predicted AMDV prevalence at sites with low mink farming intensity strongly varied between years, whereas at sites with high mink farming intensity, the predicted prevalence did not change significantly. AMDV infection affected the mink's body condition and caused an increase in the size of the spleen, liver and kidneys. This study shows that Aleutian mink disease strongly affects feral mink but the spatio-temporal variation of its prevalence is complex and partly related to the transmission of the virus from farmed mink to feral populations. The study highlights the complexity of AMDV circulation in feral mink populations and implicates a potential spillover of the virus to native species.

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Aleutian mink disease: Spatio‐temporal variation of prevalence and influence on the feral American mink

Zalewski

Virtanen

Brzeziński

et al. 2020

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“…The authors concluded that the AMDV variants that infected both farmed and free-ranging minks could have originated from a common source but split into two separate subgroups that can be identified based on their distinctive characteristics [35]. In 2017, Siemionek et al relied on CIEP and PCR assays to assess the epidemiological status of mink farms [52]. PCR was performed based on the protocol that was previously described by Oie et al [19].…”

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“…no. KT203355-KT203365) [52]. The epidemiological status of 27 mink farms in seven Polish voivodeships was also investigated in 2019 by Kowalczyk et al [53].…”

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Seroprevalence and Molecular Epidemiology of Aleutian Disease in Various Countries during 1972–2021: A Review and Meta-Analysis

Załęska-Wawro

Szczerba‐Turek

Szweda

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Aleutian disease (AD) poses a serious threat to both free-ranging and farmed mink around the world. The disease is caused by the Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV), which also poses a health risk for other members of the family Mustelidae, including wild mink, weasels, badgers and other animal species. This article analyses the seroprevalence of AMDV infections in mink and other species around the world, and reviews recent knowledge relating to the molecular epidemiology of the AMDV. Depending on the applied diagnostic technique and the country, the prevalence of anti-AMDV antibodies or AMDV DNA was established at 21.60–100.00% in farmed American mink, 0.00–93.30% in free-ranging American mink and 0.00–25.00% in European mink. Anti-AMDV antibodies or AMDV DNA were also detected in other free-living fur-bearing animals in Europe and Canada, where their prevalence was determined at 0.00–32.00% and 0.00–70.50%, respectively. This may indicate a potential threat to various animal species. AMDV strains are not clustered into genotypes based on the geographic origin, year of isolation or pathogenicity. The isolates that were identified on mink farms around the world originated from North America because American mink were introduced to Europe and Asia for breeding purposes and to restock natural populations.

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Occurrence of Aleutian mink disease in selected national mink farms in light of serological and molecular investigations

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Aleutian mink disease: Spatio‐temporal variation of prevalence and influence on the feral American mink

Aleutian mink disease: Spatio‐temporal variation of prevalence and influence on the feral American mink

Seroprevalence and Molecular Epidemiology of Aleutian Disease in Various Countries during 1972–2021: A Review and Meta-Analysis

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