Novel coronavirus and astrovirus in Delaware Bay shorebirds.

Wild birds are an important but to some extent under-studied reservoir for emerging pathogens. We used unbiased sequencing methods for virus discovery in shorebird samples from the Delaware Bay, USA; an important feeding ground for thousands of migratory birds.Analysis of shorebird fecal samples ind...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Kirsi S Honkavuori, Thomas Briese, Scott Krauss, Maria D Sanchez, Komal Jain, Stephen K Hutchison, Robert G Webster, W Ian Lipkin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
Subjects:
Medicine
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Science
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Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093395
https://doaj.org/article/8c2888ba1a244670b655a1a6e4ef0280
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Summary:Wild birds are an important but to some extent under-studied reservoir for emerging pathogens. We used unbiased sequencing methods for virus discovery in shorebird samples from the Delaware Bay, USA; an important feeding ground for thousands of migratory birds.Analysis of shorebird fecal samples indicated the presence of a novel astrovirus and coronavirus. A sanderling sample yielded sequences with distant homology to avian nephritis virus 1, an astrovirus associated with acute nephritis in poultry. A ruddy turnstone sample yielded sequences with homology to deltacoronaviruses.Our findings highlight shorebirds as a virus reservoir and the need to closely monitor wild bird populations for the emergence of novel virus variants.

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