Novel Avian Coronavirus and Fulminating Disease in Guinea Fowl, France
subject: coronavirus, Guineafowl, metagenomics, Next-generation sequencing, Viruses, France
description: 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.
creator: Etienne Liais, Guillaume Croville, Jérôme Mariette, Maxence Delverdier, Marie-Noëlle Lucas, Christophe Klopp, Jérôme Lluch, Cécile Donnadieu, James S. Guy, Léni Corrand, Mariette F. Ducatez, Jean-Luc Guérin
source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date: 2014
language: EN
identifier: DOI: 10.3201/eid2001.130774
coverage: Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine