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Resumen del trabajo presentado a la 68th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association (WDA): "Fostering resiliency in a time of change", celebrada en Tahoe City, California (USA) del 4 al 9 de agosto de 2019., Efforts to restore Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) populations in Extremadura (Southwestern Spain) have been carried out since 2014. One of the measures to ensure the success of this program is to examine the effect that diseases may have on reintroduction. Because diseases may be highly located at certain sites as a result of the specific ecological requirements of pathogens and/or vectors, reintroduced individuals may present risk of infection once released. To determine which pathogens the reintroduced individuals may encounter, we performed a molecular and sero-epidemiological surveillance in reintroduced and wild born lynxes. During the first five years of the reintroduction, 36 captive-bred lynxes were reintroduced and 45 were wild born. Samples were obtained from 22 reintroduced lynxes and 10 wild individuals. Serum samples were tested against feline calicivirus, feline herpesvirus, feline parvovirus, feline leukemia virus, feline immunodeficiency virus and canine distemper virus. Blood samples were also analyzed by PCR for feline leukemia provirus, feline parvovirus, feline coronavirus, feline herpesvirus, feline calicivirus, canine distemper virus, Leptospira spp., and Cytauxzoon spp. We also screened for suid herpesvirus 1 in dead lynxes. Additionally, whenever possible, we investigated other causes of disease in necropsies. In four out of eleven post mortem examinations, we found active infection of Cytauxzoon spp. and Aeromonas veronii (same lynx); feline leukemia provirus and suid herpesvirus 1 (same lynx), feline parvovirus, and a Streptoccocus canis necrotiziting myositis. Evidence of exposure to feline parvovirus, feline herpesvirus, feline calicivirus and feline coronavirus were observed in 3/31; 6/31; 6/31; 1/31 of the lynxes respectively. In such small, endangered population we recommend continuing a disease surveillance program to determine prognostic factors of survival, understand the role that disease may play during the reintroduction and anticipate disease outbreaks which may pose a risk for the entire reintroduced population.

La utilización de entornos virtuales de rehabilitación que hacen uso de dispositivos comerciales para el entretenimiento ha adquirido un gran interés en el área de neurorrehabilitación. El objetivo del presente trabajo es diseñar y desarrollar contenidos virtuales (CVs) para rehabilitación funcional en pacientes con Traumatismo Craneoencefálico (TCE). Para ello se han diseñado dos actividades de rehabilitación que hacen uso del sensor de profundidad de bajo coste Microsoft Kinect junto con dispositivos de control, especialmente diseñados para los CVs de rehabilitación, que sirvan como herramienta de monitorización e interacción. Los CVs desarrollados se han basado en actividad.

La utilización de entornos y contenidos virtuales interactivos de rehabilitación han adquirido un gran interés en el área de neurorrehabilitación. El objetivo del presente trabajo es diseñar y desarrollar dispositivos de control específicos para la interacción con contenidos virtuales de rehabilitación de pacientes con Daño Cerebral Adquirido. Los dispositivos desarrollados en este trabajo han sido diseñados expresamente para servir de mecanismo de interacción en 2 contenidos virtuales de neurorrehabilitación basados en actividades de terapia ocupacional utilizadas en hospital Institut Guttmann.

Lethal interactions between members of the carnivore guild are well represented in literature. In the Iberian lynx, interspecific killing (without prey consumption) of some mesocarnivores, such as the Egyptian mongoose, genet, and red fox, has been reported. Although vaguely documented, evidence suggests feral cats fall victim to interactions with this apex predator. Here, we describe the first documented case of interspecific killing and partial consumption of a feral cat by an adult male Iberian lynx reintroduced in Southwestern Spain. Ulterior analyses demonstrated that the victim was viremic to feline leukemia virus. To prevent the dissemination of the virus and a potential outbreak in the Iberian lynx population, control measures, including the clinical evaluation of the male Iberian lynx, and intensive monitoring were implemented in order to detect intraspecific interactions. After 3 weeks, the lynx was evaluated, presented good condition and resulted negative to both ELISA and RT-PCR. Thanks to the long-term monitoring, this case could be detected and measures to prevent an outbreak could be implemented., This research was funded by the European Union through its LIFE project Life+IBERLINCE (LIFE+10NAT/ES/570) “Recuperación de la distribución histórica del lince ibérico (Lynx pardinus) en España y Portugal”.