Abstract
© 2016, Springer-Verlag Wien. High prevalence (46 %) of a gammaherpesvirus was confirmed by molecular detection in the lungs of hunted Pyrenean chamois. The partial glycoprotein B sequence up to the DNA polymerase gene showed 96.6 % nucleotide sequence identity to the Rupicapra rupicapra gammaherpesvirus 1 and 81.5 % to ovine herpesvirus 2. This novel sequence clusters within sequences derived from the malignant catarrhal fever group of viruses, and the corresponding virus is tentatively named Rupicapra pyrenaica gammaherpesvirus 1 (RpHV-1). No specific histological lesions were associated with RpHV-1, nor were any detrimental effects on host health. The epidemiological, phylogenetic and histopathological results suggest that Pyrenean chamois is the natural host of RpHV-1.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3249-3253 |
Journal | Archives of Virology |
Volume | 161 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2016 |
Keywords
- Bronchopneumonia
- Chamois
- Gammaherpesvirus
- Macavirus
- Malignant catarrhal fever
- Wildlife