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Cygnet River Virus,a Novel Orthomyxovirus from Ducks,Australia |
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| Authors: | Allan Kessell Alex Hyatt Debra Lehmann Songhua Shan Sandra Crameri Clare Holmes Glenn Marsh Catherine Williams Mary Tachedjian Meng Yu John Bingham Jean Payne Sue Lowther Jianning Wang Lin-Fa Wang Ina Smith |
| Institution: | Author affiliations: Gribbles Pathology, Glenside, South Australia, Australia (A. Kessell); ;Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Geelong, Victoria, Australia (A. Hyatt, S. Shan, S. Crameri, C. Holmes, G. Marsh, C. Williams, M. Tachedjian, M. Yu, J. Bingham, J. Payne, S. Lowther, J. Wang, L.-F. Wang, I. Smith); ;Kangaroo Island Veterinary Clinic, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia (D. Lehmann) |
| Abstract: | A novel virus, designated Cygnet River virus (CyRV), was isolated in embryonated eggs from Muscovy ducks in South Australia. CyRV morphologically resembles arenaviruses; however, sequencing identified CyRV as an orthomyxovirus. The high mortality rate among ducks co-infected with salmonellae suggests that CyRV may be pathogenic, either alone or in concert with other infections. |
| Keywords: | Cygnet River virus orthomyxovirus ducks Muscovy ducks Cairina moschate Australia viruses |