Is Penguin Circovirus Circulating Only in the Antarctic Circle? Lack of Viral Detection in Namibia.

ABSTRACT: 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) and chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) in Antarctica. Although the virus was detected in several asymptomatic subjects, a potential association with feather disease was speculated. To investigate the occurrence and implications of PenCV in other penguin species located outside of Antarctica, a broad survey was undertaken in African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) on two islands off the southern Namibian coast. For this purpose, specific molecular biology assays were de

SUBMITTER: Roberts LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10177519 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature