Novel Avulaviruses in Penguins, Antarctica

• 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

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.