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SUBMITTER: Paim FC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6832366 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Paim Francine C FC Bowman Andrew S AS Miller Lauren L Feehan Brandi J BJ Marthaler Douglas D Saif Linda J LJ Vlasova Anastasia N AN
Viruses 20190926 10
Porcine deltacoronavirus (δ-CoV) is the object of extensive research in several countries including the United States. In contrast, the epidemiology of δ-CoVs in wild birds in the US is largely unknown. Our aim was to comparatively assess the prevalence of δ- and γ-CoVs in wild migratory terrestrial and aquatic birds in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin. A total of 1236 cloacal/fecal swabs collected during the period 2015-2018 were tested ...[more]