Article
Sewage surveillance reveals the presence of canine GVII norovirus and canine astrovirus in Uruguay
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LIZASOAIN, A. et al. Sewage surveillance reveals the presence of canine GVII norovirus and canine astrovirus in Uruguay. Arch Virol., v.160, p.2839–2843, 2015.
0304-8608
10.1007/s00705-015-2571-3
1432-8798
Autor
Lizasoain, A.
Tort, L. F. L.
García, M.
Gómez, M. M.
Leite, J. P. G.
Miagostovich, M. P.
Cristina, J.
Berois, M.
Colina, R.
Victoria, Matías
Resumen
Canine norovirus (NoV) and astrovirus (AstV)
were studied in 20 domestic sewage samples collected in
two cities in Uruguay. Four samples were characterized as
canine AstV after phylogenetic analysis clustering with
strains detected in Italy and Brazil in 2008 and 2012,
respectively. One sample was characterized as canine NoV
and clustered with a strain detected in Hong Kong and
recently classified as GVII. This study shows the occurrence
of a canine NoV GVII strain for the first time in the
American continent and also warns about possible zoonotic
infection, since canine strains were detected in domestic
sewage.