Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2017)
New Avian Hepadnavirus in Palaeognathous Bird, Germany
Abstract
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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