New Avian Hepadnavirus in Palaeognathous Bird, Germany
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2017-12
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Jo, Wendy K
Pfankuche, Vanessa M
Petersen, Henning
Frei, Samuel
Kummrow, Maya
Lorenzen, Stephan
Ludlow, Martin
Metzger, Julia
Baumgärtner, Wolfgang
Osterhaus, Albert
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In 2015, we identified an avian hepatitis B virus associated with hepatitis in a group of captive elegant-crested tinamous (Eudromia elegans) in Germany. The full-length genome of this virus shares <76% sequence identity with other avihepadnaviruses. The virus may therefore be considered a new extant avian hepadnavirus.
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SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Jo, W K, Pfankuche, V M, Petersen, H, Frei, S, Kummrow, M, Lorenzen, S, Ludlow, M, Metzger, J, Baumgärtner, W, Osterhaus, A & van der Vries, E 2017, 'New Avian Hepadnavirus in Palaeognathous Bird, Germany', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 2089-2091. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2312.161634