Is penguin circovirus circulating only in the Antarctic circle? Lack of viral detection in Namibia

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Roberts, Laura Christl, Molini, Umberto, Coetzee, Lauren M., Khaiseb, Siegfried, Roux, Jean-Paul, Kemper, Jessica, Roberts, David G., Ludynia, Katrin, Doher, Marcus, Abernethy, D.A. (Darrell), Franzo, Giovanni
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2023
• Subjects: Penguin circovirus (PenCV); Namibia; Molecular epidemiology; Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus); Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae); African penguin (Spheniscus demersus); Penguins; SDG-03: Good health and well-being; Antarctic; Guano; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; antarcticus; Chinstrap penguin; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92636; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13091449

The known host range of circoviruses is continuously expanding because of more intensive diagnostic activities and advanced sequencing tools. Recently, a new circovirus (penguin circovirus (PenCV)) was identified in the guano and cloacal samples collected from Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) an...