Novel paramyxovirus in wild pinnipeds, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Most emerging zoonotic viral infections originate in wildlife. The Paramyxoviridae and Coronaviridae families are important in terms of zoonotic potential and diversity of host susceptibility. To date, the only paramyxoviruses described in pinnipeds are within the genus Morbillivirus. An alphacoronavirus has been reported in pinnipeds. Herein, we surveyed for Paramyxoviridae and Coronaviridae in 46 animals of four pinniped species stranded along the coasts of Santa Catarina and São Paulo states, Brazil, between 2016 and 2022. A novel paramyxovirus (family Paramyxoviridae) was detected in an Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) and in two South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis). The sequences presented with less than 83% amino acid identity to the closest published paramyxo

SUBMITTER: Costa-Silva S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12213916 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature