Vol. 21 No. 1 (2026)
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Detection of CMTV-like ranavirus following a Rana temporaria mass mortality event in a northern Italian alpine lake

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  • Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola,
  • Chiara Beltramo,
  • Paolo Pastorino,
  • Giuseppe Esposito,
  • Anna Cerullo,
  • Arianna Meletiadis,
  • Marino Prearo,
  • Simone Peletto,
  • Pier Luigi Acutis
Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
Chiara Beltramo
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
Paolo Pastorino
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
Giuseppe Esposito
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
Anna Cerullo
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
Arianna Meletiadis
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
Marino Prearo
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
Simone Peletto
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
Pier Luigi Acutis
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/a_h-18382

Published 2026-02-09

Keywords

  • Acinetobacter,
  • CMTV,
  • Cottian Alps,
  • Disease ecology,
  • Emerging infectious diseases,
  • Germanasca Valley,
  • Outbreak,
  • Ranavirus
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Di Nicola, M. R., Beltramo, C., Pastorino, P., Esposito, G., Cerullo, A., Meletiadis, A., Prearo, M., Peletto, S., & Acutis, P. L. (2026). Detection of CMTV-like ranavirus following a Rana temporaria mass mortality event in a northern Italian alpine lake. Acta Herpetologica, 21(1), 49–62. https://doi.org/10.36253/a_h-18382

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Abstract

High-mountain lakes are vulnerable to climatic and anthropogenic stressors, and infectious disease may further exacerbate impacts on alpine communities, particularly during seasonal temperature peaks. In August 2024, a mass mortality event of common frogs (Rana temporaria) occurred in a high-altitude lake in the Cottian Alps (Piedmont, Italy). During a one-hour survey, 78 dead frogs were recorded; nine carcasses (all adult males) were sampled for diagnostic tests. Six showed ventral red discolouration and three of them had ulcerative lesions of the digits. Eight out of nine vitreous humour samples were culture-positive, with isolates including Hafnia alvei, Acinetobacter guillouiae, Acinetobacter proteolyticus, and Serratia proteamaculans. PCR screening of skin and pooled organs detected ranavirus in four out of nine frogs, while Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and herpesvirus tested negative. Phylogenetic analysis of sequenced major capsid protein and DNA polymerase fragments grouped the virus within the CMTV-like clade, with high similarity to reference sequences. This represents the first geolocated detection of a CMTV-like ranavirus in free-ranging amphibians in Italy. Although the advanced state of decomposition precluded histopathological evaluation and causality cannot be conclusively established, the concordance between molecular detection and gross lesions consistent with ranaviral infection supports a plausible role of ranavirus in the observed die-off. Our findings highlight the need for targeted surveillance in Italy’s alpine amphibians, including environmental DNA sampling and screening of non-native fish. Given ecological simplification and short reproductive seasons at high altitude, longitudinal monitoring is advisable to assess persistence, seasonality and potential spillover across life stages and sympatric species.

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