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Brito Devoto T, Toscanini MA, Hermida Alava K, Etchecopaz AN, Pola SJ, Martorell MM, Ansaldo M, Negrete J, Ruberto L, Mac Cormack W, Cuestas ML. Exploring fungal diversity in Antarctic wildlife: isolation and molecular identification of culturable fungi from penguins and pinnipeds. N Z Vet J 2022; 70:263-272. [DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2022.2087784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- T Brito Devoto
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Nanobiotecnología (NANOBIOTEC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Cátedra de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Nanobiotecnología (NANOBIOTEC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto Antártico Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Antártico Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Cátedra de Zoología III Vertebrados, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Nanobiotecnología (NANOBIOTEC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto Antártico Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Nanobiotecnología (NANOBIOTEC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto Antártico Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Graziosi G, Catelli E, Fanelli A, Lupini C. Infectious bursal disease virus in free-living wild birds: A systematic review and meta-analysis of its sero-viroprevalence on a global scale. Transbound Emerg Dis 2021; 69:2800-2815. [PMID: 34918482 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is an economically important pathogen for poultry, whereas knowledge of its occurrence in non-poultry hosts is limited. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to summarize the up-to-date knowledge about the sero-viroprevalence of IBDV in wild birds on a global scale. A computerized literature research was performed on PubMed, Scopus, CAB Direct and Web of Science to find relevant publications, along with the screening of reference lists. Journal articles, book chapters, scientific correspondences, conference proceedings and short communications on IBDV virological and/or serological surveys in free-living wild birds published between 1970 and 2021 were considered as eligible. Among 184 studies found, 36 original contributions met the pre-established criteria. A random-effect model was applied to calculate pooled seroprevalence estimates with 95% confidence intervals, whereas the paucity of virological studies (n = 6) only allowed a qualitative description of the data. The pooled seroprevalence was estimated to be 6% (95% CI: 3%-9%) and a high heterogeneity was detected (I2 = 96%). Sub-group analyses were not performed due to the scarcity of available information about hypothetical moderators. With respect to virological studies, IBDV was detected in Anseriformes, Columbiformes, Galliformes, Passeriformes and Pelecaniformes and different strains related to poultry infection were isolated. Our estimates of serological data showed a moderate exposure of wild birds to IBDV. The susceptibility of different species to IBDV infection underlines their potential role in its epidemiology at least as carriers or spreaders. Indeed, the isolation of IBDV in healthy wild birds with a migratory attitude might contribute to a long-distance spread of the virus and to strain diversity. While a wild reservoir host could not be clearly identified, we believe our work provides useful insights for conducting future surveys which are needed to broaden our knowledge of IBDV occurrence in wild birds.
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- Giulia Graziosi
- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), Italy
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Identification and Distribution of Novel Cressdnaviruses and Circular molecules in Four Penguin Species in South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. Viruses 2020; 12:v12091029. [PMID: 32947826 PMCID: PMC7551938 DOI: 10.3390/v12091029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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There is growing interest in uncovering the viral diversity present in wild animal species. The remote Antarctic region is home to a wealth of uncovered microbial diversity, some of which is associated with its megafauna, including penguin species, the dominant avian biota. Penguins interface with a number of other biota in their roles as marine mesopredators and several species overlap in their ranges and habitats. To characterize the circular single-stranded viruses related to those in the phylum Cressdnaviricota from these environmental sentinel species, cloacal swabs (n = 95) were obtained from King Penguins in South Georgia, and congeneric Adélie Penguins, Chinstrap Penguins, and Gentoo Penguins across the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula. Using a combination of high-throughput sequencing, abutting primers-based PCR recovery of circular genomic elements, cloning, and Sanger sequencing, we detected 97 novel sequences comprising 40 ssDNA viral genomes and 57 viral-like circular molecules from 45 individual penguins. We present their detection patterns, with Chinstrap Penguins harboring the highest number of new sequences. The novel Antarctic viruses identified appear to be host-specific, while one circular molecule was shared between sympatric Chinstrap and Gentoo Penguins. We also report viral genotype sharing between three adult-chick pairs, one in each Pygoscelid species. Sequence similarity network approaches coupled with Maximum likelihood phylogenies of the clusters indicate the 40 novel viral genomes do not fall within any known viral families and likely fall within the recently established phylum Cressdnaviricota based on their replication-associated protein sequences. Similarly, 83 capsid protein sequences encoded by the viruses or viral-like circular molecules identified in this study do not cluster with any of those encoded by classified viral groups. Further research is warranted to expand knowledge of the Antarctic virome and would help elucidate the importance of viral-like molecules in vertebrate host evolution.
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Identification of Circovirus Genome in a Chinstrap Penguin ( Pygoscelis antarcticus) and Adélie Penguin ( Pygoscelis adeliae) on the Antarctic Peninsula. Viruses 2020; 12:v12080858. [PMID: 32781620 PMCID: PMC7472332 DOI: 10.3390/v12080858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Circoviruses infect a variety of animal species and have small (~1.8–2.2 kb) circular single-stranded DNA genomes. Recently a penguin circovirus (PenCV) was identified associated with an Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) with feather disorder and in the cloacal swabs of three asymptomatic Adélie Penguins at Cape Crozier, Antarctica. A total of 75 cloacal swab samples obtained from adults and chicks of three species of penguin (genus: Pygoscelis) from seven Antarctic breeding colonies (South Shetland Islands and Western Antarctic Peninsula) in the 2015−2016 breeding season were screened for PenCV. We identified new variants of PenCV in one Adélie Penguin and one Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) from Port Charcot, Booth Island, Western Antarctic Peninsula, a site home to all three species of Pygoscelid penguins. These two PenCV genomes (length of 1986 nucleotides) share > 99% genome-wide nucleotide identity with each other and share ~87% genome-wide nucleotide identity with the PenCV sequences described from Adélie Penguins at Cape Crozier ~4400 km away in East Antarctica. We did not find any evidence of recombination among PenCV sequences. This is the first report of PenCV in Chinstrap Penguins and the first detection outside of Ross Island, East Antarctica. Given the limited knowledge on Antarctic animal viral diversity, future samples from Antarctic wildlife should be screened for these and other viruses to determine the prevalence and potential impact of viral infections.
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Sustained RNA virome diversity in Antarctic penguins and their ticks. ISME JOURNAL 2020; 14:1768-1782. [PMID: 32286545 PMCID: PMC7305176 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-0643-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Despite its isolation and extreme climate, Antarctica is home to diverse fauna and associated microorganisms. It has been proposed that the most iconic Antarctic animal, the penguin, experiences low pathogen pressure, accounting for their disease susceptibility in foreign environments. There is, however, a limited understanding of virome diversity in Antarctic species, the extent of in situ virus evolution, or how it relates to that in other geographic regions. To assess whether penguins have limited microbial diversity we determined the RNA viromes of three species of penguins and their ticks sampled on the Antarctic peninsula. Using total RNA sequencing we identified 107 viral species, comprising likely penguin associated viruses (n = 13), penguin diet and microbiome associated viruses (n = 82), and tick viruses (n = 8), two of which may have the potential to infect penguins. Notably, the level of virome diversity revealed in penguins is comparable to that seen in Australian waterbirds, including many of the same viral families. These data run counter to the idea that penguins are subject to lower pathogen pressure. The repeated detection of specific viruses in Antarctic penguins also suggests that rather than being simply spill-over hosts, these animals may act as key virus reservoirs.
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Orakpoghenor O, Oladele SB, Abdu PA. Infectious Bursal Disease: Transmission, Pathogenesis, Pathology and Control - An Overview. WORLD POULTRY SCI J 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00439339.2020.1716652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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SEROLOGICAL SURVEY FOR SELECT INFECTIOUS AGENTS IN WILD MAGELLANIC PENGUINS (SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS) IN ARGENTINA, 1994–2008. J Wildl Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.7589/2019-01-022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Gilchrist P. Involvement of free-flying wild birds in the spread of the viruses of avian influenza, Newcastle disease and infectious bursal disease from poultry products to commercial poultry. WORLD POULTRY SCI J 2019. [DOI: 10.1079/wps200451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- P. Gilchrist
- 139 Warraba Road, The Branch, NSW 2425, Australia
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Multi-year serological evaluation of three viral agents in the Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on Ross Island, Antarctica. Polar Biol 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-018-2342-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Viruses associated with Antarctic wildlife: From serology based detection to identification of genomes using high throughput sequencing. Virus Res 2017; 243:91-105. [PMID: 29111456 PMCID: PMC7114543 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Summary of identified viruses associated with Antarctic animals. Genomes of Antarctic animals viruses have only been determine in the last five years. Limited knowledge of animal virology relative to environmental virology in Antarctica.
The Antarctic, sub-Antarctic islands and surrounding sea-ice provide a unique environment for the existence of organisms. Nonetheless, birds and seals of a variety of species inhabit them, particularly during their breeding seasons. Early research on Antarctic wildlife health, using serology-based assays, showed exposure to viruses in the families Birnaviridae, Flaviviridae, Herpesviridae, Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae circulating in seals (Phocidae), penguins (Spheniscidae), petrels (Procellariidae) and skuas (Stercorariidae). It is only during the last decade or so that polymerase chain reaction-based assays have been used to characterize viruses associated with Antarctic animals. Furthermore, it is only during the last five years that full/whole genomes of viruses (adenoviruses, anelloviruses, orthomyxoviruses, a papillomavirus, paramyoviruses, polyomaviruses and a togavirus) have been sequenced using Sanger sequencing or high throughput sequencing (HTS) approaches. This review summaries the knowledge of animal Antarctic virology and discusses potential future directions with the advent of HTS in virus discovery and ecology.
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Fahsbender E, Burns JM, Kim S, Kraberger S, Frankfurter G, Eilers AA, Shero MR, Beltran R, Kirkham A, McCorkell R, Berngartt RK, Male MF, Ballard G, Ainley DG, Breitbart M, Varsani A. Diverse and highly recombinant anelloviruses associated with Weddell seals in Antarctica. Virus Evol 2017; 3:vex017. [PMID: 28744371 PMCID: PMC5518176 DOI: 10.1093/ve/vex017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The viruses circulating among Antarctic wildlife remain largely unknown. In an effort to identify viruses associated with Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) inhabiting the Ross Sea, vaginal and nasal swabs, and faecal samples were collected between November 2014 and February 2015. In addition, a Weddell seal kidney and South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) faeces were opportunistically sampled. Using high throughput sequencing, we identified and recovered 152 anellovirus genomes that share 63–70% genome-wide identities with other pinniped anelloviruses. Genome-wide pairwise comparisons coupled with phylogenetic analysis revealed two novel anellovirus species, tentatively named torque teno Leptonychotes weddellii virus (TTLwV) -1 and -2. TTLwV-1 (n = 133, genomes encompassing 40 genotypes) is highly recombinant, whereas TTLwV-2 (n = 19, genomes encompassing three genotypes) is relatively less recombinant. This study documents ubiquitous TTLwVs among Weddell seals in Antarctica with frequent co-infection by multiple genotypes, however, the role these anelloviruses play in seal health remains unknown.
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- Elizabeth Fahsbender
- College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
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- Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
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- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Center for Evolution and Medicine, School of Life sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5001, USA.,School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA.,Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 756100, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA.,College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 17101 Point Lena Loop Rd, Juneau, Alaska 99801, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.,School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Point Blue Conservation Science, Petaluma, CA 94954, USA
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- College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
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- The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Center for Evolution and Medicine, School of Life sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5001, USA.,School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.,Structural Biology Research Unit, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
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Parsons NJ, Gous TA, Schaefer AM, Vanstreels RET. Health evaluation of African penguins ( Spheniscus demersus) in southern Africa. Onderstepoort J Vet Res 2016; 83:e1-e13. [PMID: 27796116 PMCID: PMC6238701 DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is an endangered seabird that breeds along the coast of Namibia and South Africa, and disease surveillance was identified as a priority for its conservation. Aiming for the establishment of baseline data on the presence of potential pathogens in this species, a comprehensive health assessment (blood smear examination, haematology, biochemistry and serology) was conducted on samples obtained from 578 African penguins at 11 breeding colonies and a rehabilitation centre. There were 68 penguins that were seropositive for at least one of seven pathogens tested: avian encephalomyelitis virus, avian infectious bronchitis virus, avian reovirus, infectious bursal disease virus, Newcastle disease virus, Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae. All samples were seronegative for avian influenza virus subtypes H5 and H7 and infectious laryngotracheitis virus. The apparent prevalence of Babesia sp. and Borrelia sp. in blood smears was consistent with previous studies. Babesia-infected individuals had a regenerative response of the erythrocytic lineage, an active inflammatory response and hepatic function impairment. These findings indicate that African penguins may be exposed to conservation-significant pathogens in the wild and encourage further studies aiming for the direct detection and/or isolation of these microorganisms.
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- Nola J Parsons
- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, Bloubergrant; Bayworld Centre for Research and Education, Port Elizabeth.
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There has been an increase in the emergence and reemergence of human infectious diseases on a global scale, and zoonotic diseases in which wildlife serves as the reservoir are a large contributing factor. Faced with this situation, there is a necessity to create integrated prevention strategies and predictive models to determine the sites most vulnerable to the emergence of new zoonoses. Cases have been documented in which pathogens responsible for infectious diseases in wild species have been readily transmitted between hosts and have threatened vulnerable declining populations. Habitat destruction and man-made changes in the landscape together with the introduction of alien species are significant environmental variables that affect the ecology of infectious diseases. Thus, the loss of biodiversity is illustrated to be related to both the emergence of new or the exacerbation of existing vector-borne zoonotic diseases through mechanisms such as the loss of the dilution effect and ecological release and simplification. Hence, it is important to consider this factor when assessing disease risk and disease prevention in domestic animals and humans. Diseases like leptospirosis in which water plays an important role are ecosystem health diseases; in fact, the reported higher prevalence of Leptospira spp. in river otters in southern Chile compared with species less adapted to aquatic environments and with terrestrial domestic carnivores provides evidence that man-made landscape alterations, including the introduction of alien species, has exacerbated the transmission and prevalence of leptospirosis in wildlife and thus the risk of human infection.
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Varsani A, Porzig EL, Jennings S, Kraberger S, Farkas K, Julian L, Massaro M, Ballard G, Ainley DG. Identification of an avian polyomavirus associated with Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). J Gen Virol 2014; 96:851-857. [PMID: 25537375 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.000038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Little is known about viruses associated with Antarctic animals, although they are probably widespread. We recovered a novel polyomavirus from Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) faecal matter sampled in a subcolony at Cape Royds, Ross Island, Antarctica. The 4988 nt Adélie penguin polyomavirus (AdPyV) has a typical polyomavirus genome organization with three ORFs that encoded capsid proteins on the one strand and two non-structural protein-coding ORFs on the complementary strand. The genome of AdPyV shared ~60 % pairwise identity with all avipolyomaviruses. Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis of the large T-antigen (T-Ag) amino acid sequences showed that the T-Ag of AdPyV clustered with those of avipolyomaviruses, sharing between 48 and 52 % identities. Only three viruses associated with Adélie penguins have been identified at a genomic level, avian influenza virus subtype H11N2 from the Antarctic Peninsula and, respectively, Pygoscelis adeliae papillomavirus and AdPyV from capes Crozier and Royds on Ross Island.
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- Arvind Varsani
- Electron Microscope Unit, Division of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, 7700, South Africa.,Department of Plant Pathology and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.,School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, US Geological Survey, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia
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Occurrence of Newcastle Disease and Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Antibodies in Double-Spurred Francolins in Nigeria. J Vet Med 2014; 2014:106898. [PMID: 26464918 PMCID: PMC4590841 DOI: 10.1155/2014/106898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Revised: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The double-spurred francolin Francolinus bicalcaratus has been identified as a good candidate for future domestication due to the universal acceptability of its meat and its adaptability to anthropogenically altered environments. Therefore, in investigating the diseases to which they are susceptible, serum samples from 56 francolins in a major live-bird market (LBM) in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria, were screened for antibodies against Newcastle disease (ND) and infectious bursal disease (IBD) viruses. Haemagglutination inhibition (HI) test and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) revealed 25.0% and 35.7% prevalence of ND virus (NDV) antibodies, respectively, while 5.4% and 57.1% prevalence of IBD virus (IBDV) antibodies was detected by agar gel precipitation test (AGPT) and ELISA, respectively. This first report on the occurrence of NDV and IBDV antibodies in apparently healthy, unvaccinated double-spurred francolins from a LBM suggests that they were subclinically infected with either field or vaccine viruses and could thus serve as possible reservoirs of these viruses to domestic poultry. Furthermore, if they are to be domesticated for intensive rearing, a vaccination plan including ND and IBD should be developed and implemented.
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Ramos R, Garnier R, González-Solís J, Boulinier T. Long antibody persistence and transgenerational transfer of immunity in a long-lived vertebrate. Am Nat 2014; 184:764-76. [PMID: 25438176 DOI: 10.1086/678400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Although little studied in natural populations, the persistence of immunoglobulins may dramatically affect the dynamics of immunity and the ecology and evolution of host-pathogen interactions involving vertebrate hosts. By means of a multiple-year vaccination design against Newcastle disease virus, we experimentally addressed whether levels of specific antibodies can persist over several years in females of a long-lived procellariiform seabird-Cory's shearwater-and whether maternal antibodies against that antigen could persist over a long period in offspring several years after the mother was exposed. We found that a single vaccination led to high levels of antibodies for several years and that the females transmitted antibodies to their offspring that persisted for several weeks after hatching even 5 years after a single vaccination. The temporal persistence of maternally transferred antibodies in nestlings was highly dependent on the level at hatching. A second vaccination boosted efficiently the level of antibodies in females and thus their transfer to offspring. Overall, these results stress the need to consider the temporal dynamics of immune responses if we are to understand the evolutionary ecology of host-parasite interactions and trade-offs between immunity and other life-history characteristics, in particular in long-lived species. They also have strong implications for conservation when vaccination may be used in natural populations facing disease threats.
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- Raül Ramos
- Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS-Université Montpellier Unité Mixte de Recherche 5175, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, France
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Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife and Species Conservation. One Health 2014. [DOI: 10.1128/9781555818432.ch5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Varsani A, Kraberger S, Jennings S, Porzig EL, Julian L, Massaro M, Pollard A, Ballard G, Ainley DG. A novel papillomavirus in Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) faeces sampled at the Cape Crozier colony, Antarctica. J Gen Virol 2014; 95:1352-1365. [PMID: 24686913 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.064436-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Papillomaviruses are epitheliotropic viruses that have circular dsDNA genomes encapsidated in non-enveloped virions. They have been found to infect a variety of mammals, reptiles and birds, but so far they have not been found in amphibians. Using a next-generation sequencing de novo assembly contig-informed recovery, we cloned and Sanger sequenced the complete genome of a novel papillomavirus from the faecal matter of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) nesting on Ross Island, Antarctica. The genome had all the usual features of a papillomavirus and an E9 ORF encoding a protein of unknown function that is found in all avian papillomaviruses to date. This novel papillomavirus genome shared ~60 % pairwise identity with the genomes of the other three known avian papillomaviruses: Fringilla coelebs papillomavirus 1 (FcPV1), Francolinus leucoscepus papillomavirus 1 (FlPV1) and Psittacus erithacus papillomavirus 1. Pairwise identity analysis and phylogenetic analysis of the major capsid protein gene clearly indicated that it represents a novel species, which we named Pygoscelis adeliae papillomavirus 1 (PaCV1). No evidence of recombination was detected in the genome of PaCV1, but we did detect a recombinant region (119 nt) in the E6 gene of FlPV1 with the recombinant region being derived from ancestral FcPV1-like sequences. Previously only paramyxoviruses, orthomyxoviruses and avian pox viruses have been genetically identified in penguins; however, the majority of penguin viral identifications have been based on serology or histology. This is the first report, to our knowledge, of a papillomavirus associated with a penguin species.
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- Arvind Varsani
- Electron Microscope Unit, Division of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, 7700, South Africa.,Department of Plant Pathology and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.,School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, US Geological Survey, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia
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- Point Blue Conservation Science, Petaluma, CA 94954, USA
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Micro-eukaryotic diversity in hypolithons from miers valley, antarctica. BIOLOGY 2013; 2:331-40. [PMID: 24832664 PMCID: PMC4009862 DOI: 10.3390/biology2010331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Revised: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The discovery of extensive and complex hypolithic communities in both cold and hot deserts has raised many questions regarding their ecology, biodiversity and relevance in terms of regional productivity. However, most hypolithic research has focused on the bacterial elements of the community. This study represents the first investigation of micro-eukaryotic communities in all three hypolith types. Here we show that Antarctic hypoliths support extensive populations of novel uncharacterized bryophyta, fungi and protists and suggest that well known producer-decomposer-predator interactions may create the necessary conditions for hypolithic productivity in Antarctic deserts.
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Barbosa A, Palacios MJ. Health of Antarctic birds: a review of their parasites, pathogens and diseases. Polar Biol 2009; 32:1095. [PMID: 32214635 PMCID: PMC7087846 DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0640-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2008] [Revised: 04/17/2009] [Accepted: 04/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Antarctic birds are not beyond the effects of parasites or pathogens. However, potential ecological consequences of wide-spread infections for bird populations in Antarctica have received little attention. In this paper, we review the information published about disease and parasites, and their effects on Antarctic birds. The information on host species, parasites and pathogens, and geographic regions is incomplete and data on ecological effects on the populations, including how birds respond to pathogens and parasites, are almost inexistent. We conclude that more research is needed to establish general patterns of spatial and temporal variation in pathogens and parasites, and to determine how such patterns could influence hosts. This information is crucial to limit the spread of outbreaks and may aid in the decision-making process should they occur.
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- Andrés Barbosa
- Departamento de Ecología Funcional y Evolutiva, Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC, C/General Segura, 1, 04001 Almeria, Spain
- Present Address: Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ecología Funcional y Evolutiva, Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC, C/General Segura, 1, 04001 Almeria, Spain
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Chang CM, Lebarbenchon C, Gauthier-Clerc M, Le Bohec C, Beaune D, Le Maho Y, van der Werf S. Molecular surveillance for avian influenza A virus in king penguins ( Aptenodytes patagonicus). Polar Biol 2009; 32:663. [PMID: 32214634 PMCID: PMC7087602 DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0587-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2008] [Revised: 01/16/2009] [Accepted: 01/19/2009] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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An investigation of the presence of influenza A virus has been conducted in king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at the Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago, Antarctica, using a rapid molecular diagnostic method based on real-time polymerase chain reaction. No evidence of outbreak or positive viral infection of influenza A virus was found in this study. We however recommend the implementation of long-term surveillance in seabird populations of polar ecosystems to detect the potential introduction of exotic strains and potential existence of a local epidemiological cycle for avian influenza viruses.
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- Chung-Ming Chang
- 1Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus Respiratoires, URA3015 CNRS, EA302 Université Paris-Diderot Paris 7, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.,2Génétique et Évolution des Maladies Infectieuses, UMR 2724, IRD, 911 avenue Agropolis, BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.,5Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, 333 Taiwan
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- 1Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus Respiratoires, URA3015 CNRS, EA302 Université Paris-Diderot Paris 7, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.,2Génétique et Évolution des Maladies Infectieuses, UMR 2724, IRD, 911 avenue Agropolis, BP 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.,3Centre de Recherche de la Tour du Valat, Le Sambuc, 13200 Arles, France
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- 4Département d'Écologie, Physiologie et Éthologie, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, UMR 7178, 23 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02, France
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- 4Département d'Écologie, Physiologie et Éthologie, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, UMR 7178, 23 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02, France
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- 4Département d'Écologie, Physiologie et Éthologie, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, UMR 7178, 23 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02, France
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- 1Unité de Génétique Moléculaire des Virus Respiratoires, URA3015 CNRS, EA302 Université Paris-Diderot Paris 7, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Salmonella infections in Antarctic fauna and island populations of wildlife exposed to human activities in coastal areas of Australia. Epidemiol Infect 2008; 137:858-70. [PMID: 18789175 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268808001222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Salmonella infections in Antarctic wildlife were first reported in 1970 and in a search for evidence linking isolations with exposure to human activities, a comparison was made of serovars reported from marine fauna in the Antarctic region from 1982-2004 with those from marine mammals in the Northern hemisphere. This revealed that 10 (83%) Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from Antarctic penguins and seals were classifiable in high-frequency (HF) quotients for serovars prevalent in humans and domesticated animals. In Australia, 16 (90%) HF serovars were isolated from marine birds and mammals compared with 12 (86%) HF serovars reported from marine mammals in the Northern hemisphere. In Western Australia, HF serovars from marine species were also recorded in humans, livestock, mussels, effluents and island populations of wildlife in urban coastal areas. Low-frequency S. enterica serovars were rarely detected in humans and not detected in seagulls or marine species. The isolation of S. Enteritidis phage type 4 (PT4), PT8 and PT23 strains from Adélie penguins and a diversity of HF serovars reported from marine fauna in the Antarctic region and coastal areas of Australia, signal the possibility of transient serovars and endemic Salmonella strains recycling back to humans from southern latitudes in marine foodstuffs and feed ingredients.
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Hon CC, Lam TY, Drummond A, Rambaut A, Lee YF, Yip CW, Zeng F, Lam PY, Ng PTW, Leung FCC. Phylogenetic analysis reveals a correlation between the expansion of very virulent infectious bursal disease virus and reassortment of its genome segment B. J Virol 2006; 80:8503-9. [PMID: 16912300 PMCID: PMC1563883 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00585-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is a birnavirus causing immunosuppressive disease in chickens. Emergence of the very virulent form of IBDV (vvIBDV) in the late 1980s dramatically changed the epidemiology of the disease. In this study, we investigated the phylogenetic origins of its genome segments and estimated the time of emergence of their most recent common ancestors. Moreover, with recently developed coalescence techniques, we reconstructed the past population dynamics of vvIBDV and timed the onset of its expansion to the late 1980s. Our analysis suggests that genome segment A of vvIBDV emerged at least 20 years before its expansion, which argues against the hypothesis that mutation of genome segment A is the major contributing factor in the emergence and expansion of vvIBDV. Alternatively, the phylogeny of genome segment B suggests a possible reassortment event estimated to have taken place around the mid-1980s, which seems to coincide with its expansion within approximately 5 years. We therefore hypothesize that the reassortment of genome segment B initiated vvIBDV expansion in the late 1980s, possibly by enhancing the virulence of the virus synergistically with its existing genome segment A. This report reveals the possible mechanisms leading to the emergence and expansion of vvIBDV, which would certainly provide insights into the scope of surveillance and prevention efforts regarding the disease.
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- Chung-Chau Hon
- Department of Zoology, The University of Hong Kong, China
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Gottdenker NL, Walsh T, Vargas H, Merkel J, Jiménez GU, Miller RE, Dailey M, Parker PG. Assessing the risks of introduced chickens and their pathogens to native birds in the Galápagos Archipelago. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 2005; 126:429-439. [PMID: 32226077 PMCID: PMC7092838 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2004] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Poultry production is an important economic activity on inhabited islands of the Galápagos archipelago. There has been a recent surge in both small-scale backyard chickens and larger scale broiler production associated with growth in the human population and the tourist industry. With increased poultry production, concerns have been expressed about the increasing risk of transfer of disease from chickens to native Galápagos bird species that may have little resistance to introduced pathogens [Wikelski, M., Foufopoulos, J., Vargas, H., Snell, H., 2004. Galápagos birds and diseases: invasive pathogens as threats for island species. Ecology and Society 9(5). Available from: URL:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol9/iss1/art5]. This study evaluates risks posed by chicken disease to endemic and native Galápagos bird species, based on empirical evidence of pathogens present in chickens on the islands and a literature review of effects of these pathogens in wild species. Pathogens identified in domestic chicken populations of immediate avian conservation concern are Newcastle disease, Mycoplasma gallisepticum, and the proventricular parasite Dispharynx sp. Newcastle disease (avian paramyxovirus-1) poses an imminent threat to Galápagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus), flightless cormorants (Phalacrocorax harrisi), and lava gulls (Larus fuliginosus), species with very small population sizes (less than 1500 animals each). Additionally, litter from broiler farms could affect ecological processes in local ecosystems. Improved poultry biosecurity measures are urgently needed on the Galápagos Islands for avian disease management, yet developing these strategies presents political, social, and economic challenges.
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- Nicole L Gottdenker
- Saint Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador
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- Saint Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador
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- Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador
- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford, Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
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- Saint Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Saint Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Marine Mammal Center, Marine Headlands, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Sausalito, CA 94965, USA
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- Saint Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
- Department of Biology, University of Missouri - St. Louis, 8001 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63121, USA
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Hughes KA. Effect of Antarctic solar radiation on sewage bacteria viability. WATER RESEARCH 2005; 39:2237-44. [PMID: 15927228 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2004] [Revised: 11/02/2004] [Accepted: 03/22/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The majority of coastal Antarctic research stations discard untreated sewage waste into the near-shore marine environment. However, Antarctic solar conditions are unique, with ozone depletion increasing the proportion of potentially damaging ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation reaching the marine environment. This study assessed the influence of Antarctic solar radiation on the viability of Escherichia coli and sewage microorganisms at Rothera Research Station, Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Cell viability decreased with increased exposure time and with exposure to shorter wavelengths of solar radiation. Cell survival also declined with decreasing cloud cover, solar zenith angle and ozone column depth. However, particulates in sewage increased the persistence of viable bacteria. Ultraviolet radiation doses over Rothera Point were highest during the austral summer. During this time, solar radiation may act to partially reduce the number of viable sewage-derived microorganisms in the surface seawater around Antarctic outfalls. Nevertheless, this effect is not reliable and every effort should be made to fully treat sewage before release into the Antarctic marine environment.
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- Kevin A Hughes
- British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK.
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Jackwood DJ, Gough RE, Sommer SE. Nucleotide and amino acid sequence analysis of a birnavirus isolated from penguins. Vet Rec 2005; 156:550-2. [PMID: 15849347 DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.17.550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- D J Jackwood
- Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State University, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
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Lehman N, Decker DJ, Stewart BS. DIVERGENT PATTERNS OF VARIATION IN MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS II ALLELES AMONG ANTARCTIC PHOCID PINNIPEDS. J Mammal 2004. [DOI: 10.1644/bdw-010.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Hughes KA. Reducing sewage pollution in the Antarctic marine environment using a sewage treatment plant. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2004; 49:850-853. [PMID: 15530529 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Despite Antarctica being the largest pristine wilderness on Earth, many coastal Antarctic research stations release untreated sewage waste into the marine environment, which may have negative effects on local wildlife. In February 2003 a sewage treatment plant was installed at Rothera Research Station (Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula). After one year of operation the sewage treatment plant had dramatically reduced the microbiological pollution in the near-shore marine environment around the outfall and seawater quality conformed to European Union Bathing Water Standards.
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- Kevin A Hughes
- British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK.
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Aislabie JM, Balks MR, Foght JM, Waterhouse EJ. Hydrocarbon spills on Antarctic soils: effects and management. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2004; 38:1265-1274. [PMID: 15046325 DOI: 10.1021/es0305149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Antarctic exploration and research have led to some significant although localized impacts on the environment. Human impacts occur around current or past scientific research stations, typically located on ice-free areas that are predominantly soils. Fuel spills, the most common occurrence, have the potential to cause the greatest environmental impact in the Antarctic through accumulation of aliphatic and aromatic compounds. Effective management of hydrocarbon spills is dependent on understanding how they impact soil properties such as moisture, hydrophobicity, soil temperature, and microbial activity. Numbers of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria, typically Rhodococcus, Sphingomonas, and Pseudomonas species for example, may become elevated in contaminated soils, but overall microbial diversity declines. Alternative management practices to the current approach of "dig it up and ship it out" are required but must be based on sound information. This review summarizes current understanding of the extent and effects of hydrocarbon spillage on Antarctic soils; the observed physical, chemical, and biological responses of such soils; and current gaps in knowledge.
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Hughes KA. Influence of seasonal environmental variables on the distribution of presumptive fecal Coliforms around an Antarctic research station. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003; 69:4884-91. [PMID: 12902283 PMCID: PMC169114 DOI: 10.1128/aem.69.8.4884-4891.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2002] [Accepted: 05/12/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Factors affecting fecal microorganism survival and distribution in the Antarctic marine environment include solar radiation, water salinity, temperature, sea ice conditions, and fecal input by humans and local wildlife populations. This study assessed the influence of these factors on the distribution of presumptive fecal coliforms around Rothera Point, Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula during the austral summer and winter of February 1999 to September 1999. Each factor had a different degree of influence depending on the time of year. In summer (February), although the station population was high, presumptive fecal coliform concentrations were low, probably due to the biologically damaging effects of solar radiation. However, summer algal blooms reduced penetration of solar radiation into the water column. By early winter (April), fecal coliform concentrations were high, due to increased fecal input by migrant wildlife, while solar radiation doses were low. By late winter (September), fecal coliform concentrations were high near the station sewage outfall, as sea ice formation limited solar radiation penetration into the sea and prevented wind-driven water circulation near the outfall. During this study, environmental factors masked the effect of station population numbers on sewage plume size. If sewage production increases throughout the Antarctic, environmental factors may become less significant and effective sewage waste management will become increasingly important. These findings highlight the need for year-round monitoring of fecal coliform distribution in Antarctic waters near research stations to produce realistic evaluations of sewage pollution persistence and dispersal.
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- Kevin A Hughes
- British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge CB3 0ET, United Kingdom.
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Gough RE, Drury SE, Welchman DDB, Chitty JR, Summerhays GES. Isolation of birnavirus and reovirus-like agents from penguins in the United Kingdom. Vet Rec 2002; 151:422-4. [PMID: 12403333 DOI: 10.1136/vr.151.14.422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- R E Gough
- Avian Virology, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, Surrey
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Curry CH, McCarthy JS, Darragh HM, Wake RA, Todhunter R, Terris J. Could tourist boots act as vectors for disease transmission in Antarctica? J Travel Med 2002; 9:190-3. [PMID: 12962612 DOI: 10.2310/7060.2002.24058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Over the last decade there has been a rapid increase in the number of visitors landing at wildlife sites on the Antarctic continent, and concern has been raised that tourists may transmit important pathogens to or between wildlife colonies. The aim of this study was to determine if tourist activities pose a potential threat to Antarctic wildlife, or possibly to human populations through carriage of pathogens on boots. METHODS In two trips conducted to Antarctica in the summer season of 2000/2001, swabs were collected from tourist boots: prior to landing, to determine baseline level of bacterial flora on the boots (A isolates); immediately on return to the ship, to quantify the level of contamination (B isolates); and after the boots were washed in seawater to determine the recovery of the organisms after cleaning (C isolates). Swabs were cultured for coliforms, and isolates identified using the API system. RESULTS Twenty organisms resembling coliforms were isolated from 15 of 72 pairs of boots. Two isolates were recovered from group A, 4 from group B, and 14 from group C. Of these 20 isolates, 11 could be identified using the API identification method. The remaining 9 isolates all produced an unknown but identical profile number. CONCLUSION These results indicate that current practices for cleaning the boots of tourists visiting Antarctic wildlife colonies may not be sufficient to prevent the transmission of pathogens, and indicate that further studies are needed to define the best method of disinfection.
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- C H Curry
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia
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Castón JR, Martínez-Torrecuadrada JL, Maraver A, Lombardo E, Rodríguez JF, Casal JI, Carrascosa JL. C terminus of infectious bursal disease virus major capsid protein VP2 is involved in definition of the T number for capsid assembly. J Virol 2001; 75:10815-28. [PMID: 11602723 PMCID: PMC114663 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.75.22.10815-10828.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), a member of the Birnaviridae family, is a double-stranded RNA virus. The IBDV capsid is formed by two major structural proteins, VP2 and VP3, which assemble to form a T=13 markedly nonspherical capsid. During viral infection, VP2 is initially synthesized as a precursor, called VPX, whose C end is proteolytically processed to the mature form during capsid assembly. We have computed three-dimensional maps of IBDV capsid and virus-like particles built up by VP2 alone by using electron cryomicroscopy and image-processing techniques. The IBDV single-shelled capsid is characterized by the presence of 260 protruding trimers on the outer surface. Five classes of trimers can be distinguished according to their different local environments. When VP2 is expressed alone in insect cells, dodecahedral particles form spontaneously; these may be assembled into larger, fragile icosahedral capsids built up by 12 dodecahedral capsids. Each dodecahedral capsid is an empty T=1 shell composed of 20 trimeric clusters of VP2. Structural comparison between IBDV capsids and capsids consisting of VP2 alone allowed the determination of the major capsid protein locations and the interactions between them. Whereas VP2 forms the outer protruding trimers, VP3 is found as trimers on the inner surface and may be responsible for stabilizing functions. Since elimination of the C-terminal region of VPX is correlated with the assembly of T=1 capsids, this domain might be involved (either alone or in cooperation with VP3) in the induction of different conformations of VP2 during capsid morphogenesis.
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- J R Castón
- Department of Structure of Macromolecules, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Campus Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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Friend M, McLean RG, Joshua Dein F. Disease Emergence in Birds: Challenges for the Twenty-First Century. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1093/auk/118.2.290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Milton Friend
- Salton Sea Science Office, U.S. Geological Survey, 6006 Schroeder Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA
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- National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 6006 Schroeder Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA
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- National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 6006 Schroeder Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA
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Mandeville WF, Cook FK, Jackwood DJ. Heat lability of five strains of infectious bursal disease virus. Poult Sci 2000; 79:838-42. [PMID: 10875765 DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.6.838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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An extensive world trade environment has created a need for many nations to protect their food animal industries against the importation of pathogenic microorganisms. We initiated studies to determine how cooking conditions would affect the viability of different infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) strains. Five different viral strains were tested. The strains included two serotype 1 variant viruses, Del-A and MD; two serotype 1 classic viruses, STC and D78; and a serotype 2 virus, OH. A 100-microL aliquot of each viral stain in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium with 2% fetal calf serum was heated to 37,65, 71, 74,77, 82, or 100 C for 1 min. Following heat treatment, the virus titers were determined in a BGM-70 cell culture. Virus titers declined following each incubation, and there were no appreciable differences among the five viral strains tested. The greatest decline in titer occurred at temperatures above 65 C. After 1 min at 65, 71, and 100 C, reduction of viable viruses were > or =90, > or =99, and >99.9%, respectively, compared to nonheated controls. A viral reduction curve similar to the first heating trial was observed when viruses were heated at 71 or 74 C for 6 min. Drumsticks and boneless chicken patties were seeded with the virus at a mean value of 10(5.5) TCID50/25 microL of IBDV and were cooked to internal temperatures of 71 and 74 C, respectively. All samples were quickly cooled after achieving target temperatures. Viable virus was recovered from both products following cooking.
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- W F Mandeville
- Food Animal Health Research Program, The Ohio State University, OARDC, Wooster 44691-4096, USA
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Daszak P, Cunningham AA, Hyatt AD. Emerging infectious diseases of wildlife--threats to biodiversity and human health. Science 2000; 287:443-9. [PMID: 10642539 DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5452.443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2290] [Impact Index Per Article: 95.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) of free-living wild animals can be classified into three major groups on the basis of key epizootiological criteria: (i) EIDs associated with "spill-over" from domestic animals to wildlife populations living in proximity; (ii) EIDs related directly to human intervention, via host or parasite translocations; and (iii) EIDs with no overt human or domestic animal involvement. These phenomena have two major biological implications: first, many wildlife species are reservoirs of pathogens that threaten domestic animal and human health; second, wildlife EIDs pose a substantial threat to the conservation of global biodiversity.
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- P Daszak
- Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Sánchez AB, Rodriguez JF. Proteolytic processing in infectious bursal disease virus: identification of the polyprotein cleavage sites by site-directed mutagenesis. Virology 1999; 262:190-9. [PMID: 10489352 DOI: 10.1006/viro.1999.9910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), a member of the Birnaviridae family, is the causative agent of an immune depressive disease that affects domesticated and wild avian species. The expression strategy of IBDV includes the synthesis of a 110-kDa polyprotein containing the capsid precursor polypeptides. The polyprotein is autocatalitically processed rendering three polypeptides: NH2-VPX-VP4-VP3-COOH. We have carried out a systematic analysis, using a series of plasmids encoding polyproteins containing either deletions or single amino acid substitutions, to identify the processing sites. The results obtained showed the existence of two sites, 511LAA513 and 754MAA756, that are essential for the processing of the VPX-VP4 and VP4-VP3 precursors, respectively. These sequences are highly conserved among IBDV strains form serotypes 1 and 2. A secondary VPX-VP4 processing site was detected in a 19-amino acid stretch located upstream of the 511LAA513 site. Analyses using versions of the 754MAA756 VP4-VP3 processing site containing conservative and nonconservative amino acid substitutions demonstrated that the specificity of the cleavage is dictated by the conserved AA dipeptide.
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- A B Sánchez
- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Celular, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (C.S.I.C.), Madrid, 28049, Spain
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Ogawa M, Wakuda T, Yamaguchi T, Murata K, Setiyono A, Fukushi H, Hirai K. Seroprevalence of infectious bursal disease virus in free-living wild birds in Japan. J Vet Med Sci 1998; 60:1277-9. [PMID: 9853315 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.1277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Serum samples collected from 739 free-living wild birds of 44 species from Gifu, Mie and Hyogo Prefectures in Japan during the period 1989 to 1997 were tested for antibodies to infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) serotypes 1 and 2 by a virus neutralization test. Serological evidence of infection with serotypes 1 and 2 was found in 15 (2%) of the sera of 6 species and 36 (4.9%) of the sera of 11 species, respectively. Antibodies to IBDV were detected from both sedentary and migratory species. These findings suggest that free-living wild birds have an important role in the natural history of IBDV. These findings raise the possibility that the IBDV prevalent in the breeding grounds of these birds in other countries could be imported by the migratory species. This is the first report of an extensive serological survey of IBDV in wild birds.
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- M Ogawa
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Yanagido, Japan
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