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: | Sacristán, C., Esperón Fajardo, Fernando, Ewbank, A. C., Costa-Silva, S., Marigo, J., Matushima, E. R., Kolesnikovas, C. K. M., Catão-Dias, J. L. |
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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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