Picobirnavirus (PBV) natural hosts in captivity and virus excretion pattern in infected animals.
Arch Virol
; 152(5): 989-98, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
A picobirnavirus (PBV) analysis was carried out by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of 513 stool samples obtained from 150 animal species collected from the Córdoba city zoo. The purpose of the present study was to determine susceptible species for PBV infection, the viral excretion pattern in infected animals, and the potential association with PBV diarrheic illness. Our findings suggest that PBVs are widespread in animals and could have a similar excretion behavior to that previously detected in infected humans. No disease association with PBV infection could be demonstrated. Thus, infected animals could be persistently infected asymptomatic carriers and could serve as reservoirs of infection.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Vírus de RNA
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Portador Sadio
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Picobirnavirus
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Animais de Zoológico
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Virol
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina