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Luciana Gillman1, Ana Maria Sánchez, Juan Arbiza
1Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay.
Abstract:
The Picobirnaviruses (PBVs) have been detected in several species of animals from different countries worldwide, including in South America. The host range of these viruses has increased in recent years; thus, in order to contribute to the knowledge in this topic we analyzed samples from captivity animals from Uruguay. We found the presence of PBVs in four species of animals, Panthera leo, Panthera onca, Puma concolor and Oncifelis geoffroyi, representing new PBV-susceptible hosts. All strains belonged to genogroup I.
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