Novel Avian Coronavirus and Fulminating Disease in Guinea Fowl, France
coronavirus, Guineafowl, metagenomics, Next-generation sequencing, Viruses, France
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.
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
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine