Novel Avulaviruses in Penguins, Antarctica

We identified 3 novel and distinct avulaviruses from Gentoo penguins sampled in Antarctica. We isolated these viruses and sequenced their complete genomes; serologic assays demonstrated that the viruses do not have cross-reactivity between them. Our findings suggest that these 3 new viruses represen...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Víctor Neira, Rodrigo Tapia, Claudio Verdugo, Gonzalo Barriga, Sunil Mor, Terry Fei Fan Ng, Victoria García, José Del Río, Pedro Rodrigues, Cristóbal Briceño, Rafael A. Medina, Daniel González-Acuña
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Subjects:
avian paramyxovirus
penguins
Antarctica
avulavirus
zoonoses
viruses
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2307.170054
https://doaj.org/article/847a513959e34f6a9b8d76dd366ab1d6
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Summary:We identified 3 novel and distinct avulaviruses from Gentoo penguins sampled in Antarctica. We isolated these viruses and sequenced their complete genomes; serologic assays demonstrated that the viruses do not have cross-reactivity between them. Our findings suggest that these 3 new viruses represent members of 3 novel avulavirus species.

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