Norovirus in Captive Lion Cub (Panthera leo)

Norovirus in Captive Lion Cub (Panthera leo)

African lions (Panthera leo) are susceptible to viral diseases of domestic carnivores, including feline calicivirus infection. We report the identification of a novel enteric calicivirus, genetically related to human noroviruses of genogroup IV, in a lion cub that died of severe hemorrhagic enteriti...

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Main Authors: Vito Martella, Marco Campolo, Eleonora Lorusso, Paolo Cavicchio, Michele Camero, Anna L. Bellacicco, Nicola Decaro, Gabriella Elia, Grazia Greco, Marialaura Corrente, Costantina Desario, Serenella Arista, Krisztián Banyai, Marion Koopmans, Canio Buonavoglia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
African lion
Panthera leo
calicivirus
norovirus
enteritis
zoonosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/7/07-0268_article

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