Betacoronavirus 1 in alpacas (Vicugna pacos) in the High Peruvian Andes

L. Luna; P. E. Brandão; L. Maturrano; R. Rosadio; F. D.F. Silva; R. M. Soares; F. Gregori

doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.10.019

Betacoronavirus 1 in alpacas (Vicugna pacos) in the High Peruvian Andes

L. Luna, P. E. Brandão, L. Maturrano, R. Rosadio, F. D.F. Silva, R. M. Soares, F. Gregori

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Abstract

Genetic sequences highly related to Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) were detected in fecal samples from Peruvian 1-3 week old alpaca crias located on six farms in Puno department, some of which shared pastures with cattle. A total of 60 samples were screened for coronavirus using a nested PCR amplification of a fragment of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) gene. Sequences from 11 positive samples were highly similar to the Kakegawa, Quebec and Mebus BCoV strains (99.5-100.0%) and 99.2% identical to an alpaca Coronavirus (CoV) previously detected in the USA. The detection of genetic sequences related to BCoV from Peruvian alpaca crias suggests possible role of this virus on enteric disorders etiology in the High Andes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7-9
Number of pages	3
Journal	Small Ruminant Research
Volume	133
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.10.019
State	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Thanks to the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES Scholarship, process number 5881-11-0-PEC PG-2012 ) for the fellowship to the first author.

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© 2015 Elsevier B.V.

Keywords

Alpaca crias
BCoV-like coronavirus
Peruvian High Andes

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Betacoronavirus 1 in alpacas (Vicugna pacos) in the High Peruvian Andes

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