Identification of novel gammaherpesviruses in a South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) with ulcerative skin lesions
There are few studies on pathogens affecting free-ranging pinnipeds from South America. We employed molecular techniques to identify a gammaherpesvirus infection by two putative novel herpesvirus species: Otariid herpesvirus 5 (OtHV-5), possibly associated with ulcerative cutaneous lesions, and Otariid herpesvirus 6 (OtHV-6) in a wild South American fur seal ( Arctocephalus australis) that stranded alive in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil. Here we provide new information regarding pinniped herpesviruses, important for the design of future disease surveillance studies.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | artículo biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Wildlife Disease Association
2018
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| Subjects: | Key words, Brazil, Glycoprotein B, Herpesvirus, Pathology, Pinnipeds, Ulcerative skin lesions, Virology, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/754 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/291173 |
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| Summary: | There are few studies on pathogens affecting free-ranging pinnipeds from South America. We employed molecular techniques to identify a gammaherpesvirus infection by two putative novel herpesvirus species: Otariid herpesvirus 5 (OtHV-5), possibly associated with ulcerative cutaneous lesions, and Otariid herpesvirus 6 (OtHV-6) in a wild South American fur seal ( Arctocephalus australis) that stranded alive in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil. Here we provide new information regarding pinniped herpesviruses, important for the design of future disease surveillance studies. |
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