A novel Betacoronavirus characterised in collared peccaries from the Rio de Janeiro Zoo (Brazil) killed by unknown disease

A novel Betacoronavirus characterised in collared peccaries from the Rio de Janeiro Zoo (Brazil) killed by unknown disease

In an enclosure with nine collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu) from the Rio de Janeiro city Zoo, Brazil, one specimen was found dead and two others developed prostration, apathy and dehydration, resulting on its death. Necropsy of two animals pointed to pulmonary and renal damage. Histological examina...

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Main Authors: Mirela D’arc, Matheus Calvano Cosentino, Filipe Romero Rebello Moreira, Liliane Tavares Faria Cavalcante, Anderson Mendes Augusto, Fernando Trocolli, Daniel Guimarães Ubiali, Carlos Eduardo Verona, Marcelo Alves Soares, André Felipe Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2020-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
virome
Pecari tajacu
Betacoronavirus
zoonoses
one health
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