Novel avian coronavirus and fulminating disease in guinea fowl, France.

ABSTRACT: For decades, French guinea fowl have been affected by fulminating enteritis of unclear origin. By using metagenomics, we identified a novel avian gammacoronavirus associated with this disease that is distantly related to turkey coronaviruses. Fatal respiratory diseases in humans have recently been caused by coronaviruses of animal origin.

SUBMITTER: Liais E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3884723 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature