Animal Virus Infections Studies

This study reports an outbreak of canine coronavirus type 2 in snow leopards, suggesting felids may act as mixing vessels for alphacoronaviruses.

This study systematically reviews molecular studies on coronaviruses in bats, finding China has the most studies and PCR-based methods are widely used for detecting and sequencing bat coronaviruses.

This study re-establishes the golden Syrian hamster as an MCF model and identifies T cells and macrophages as key infected cells, with broader viral tropism including endothelial cells and epithelia.

This paper reports the first detection of Alphamesonivirus-1 in mammals, specifically horses with acute respiratory syndrome, challenging the belief that mesoniviruses are insect-specific.

This paper introduces a dynamic classification system for PRRSV-2 genetic variants using clustering algorithms and demonstrates its effectiveness in tracking genetic diversity over time.

The paper demonstrates that ambisense transcription allows compact circular RNA viruses to expand coding capacity by expressing additional genes, using kolmioviruses as a case study.

The paper identifies a new Betacoronavirus subgenus, Ambecovirus, in Neotropical bats, revealing its phylogenetic position and potential for interspecies transmission.

The paper analyzes oral and faecal viromes of New Zealand calves with idiopathic ill-thrift syndrome, finding no novel viruses significantly linked to the syndrome but identifying diverse viral communities.

This study identifies 86 viruses in Australian dogs and dingoes, revealing limited geographic structure and the first detection of rotavirus A in dingoes, suggesting cross-species transmission.

This study shows that vaccinating pregnant heifers with DIVENCE reduces fetal BVDV infection and clinical signs after challenge with BVDV-1 or BVDV-2.

This study isolates and characterizes a new BCoV isolate, identifying mutations in the spike protein and deletions in the nucleocapsid gene, with implications for viral pathogenesis and immune evasion.

This study identifies and characterizes a novel bisegmented coronavirus, LpCoV, in lesser pandas, proposing it as a new genus within the Coronaviridae family and highlighting its potential zoonotic risk.

The paper examines CoV prevalence in bats from Yunnan Province, identifying new SARSr-CoVs and factors influencing their distribution and zoonotic risk.

This study demonstrates that the multivalent vaccine DIVENCE(R) reduces BRD morbidity and antibiotic use in cattle during fattening.

The study sequenced IBDV strains from British broiler farms and found reassortant A3B1 strains predominated, often co-infected with A1B1 strains, and showed genetic diversity.

This study infects bovine PBMCs and spleen cells with BCoV, showing differential cytokine gene expression and effects on T-cell populations that may support virus replication.

The paper detects a deltacoronavirus in kelp gull fecal samples from Antarctica and sequences its full genome, revealing its classification and potential cross-species transmission.

The paper compares structural differences in the nsp12 region across Coronavirinae genera, revealing genus-specific impacts on polymerase assembly in Alpha- and Gammacoronaviruses.

The paper identifies new picornaviruses from Spanish bats, including a potential plant host calhevirus, highlighting their geographic distribution and interspecies transmissibility.

This study compares phylogenetic-based methods for fine-scale classification of PRRSV-2 ORF5 sequences, identifying robust approaches that improve resolution over RFLP-typing.

The paper investigates CanineCV prevalence and diversity in grey wolves, finding high prevalence and genetic diversity, with implications for virus ecology and cross-species transmission.

This study tracks viral load changes in asymptomatic rosy-faced lovebirds infected with PBFDV, finding some individuals can clear the virus within three months.

This paper develops a Golden Gate Assembly-based reverse genetics system for avian infectious bronchitis virus to enable rapid generation of mutants and gene replacements.

The paper uses viral metagenomics to analyze bat fecal samples, identifying 50 complete or near-complete DNA virus genomes, including 28 potential new species, expanding the known European DNA virus diversity.

The study evaluates the adaptation of the LC-75 IBDV vaccine strain in DF-1 cells and its immune responses in chickens, finding it immunogenic and less immunosuppressive.

This study identifies a conserved B-cell epitope on the PCV4 capsid protein, which could aid in vaccine and detection strategies for PCV4.

This study identifies miRNA-16a as a host factor that inhibits BCoV replication by targeting Furin and enhances immune response, suggesting its potential as an antiviral therapy.

The paper reports the first detection of astroviruses in Tanzanian bats using PCR and phylogenetic analysis.

The paper surveys Astrovirus infection in Zimbabwean bat species, finding high genetic diversity and co-infection with Coronaviruses.

The paper investigates the prevalence of domestic cat hepadnavirus (DCH) in Taiwan, finding 11.27% infection rate and identifying a distinct viral lineage through whole genome sequencing.