Genetically diverse coronaviruses in wild bird populations of northern England.
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes a costly respiratory viral disease of chickens. The role of wild birds in the epidemiology of IBV is poorly understood. We detected diverse coronaviruses by PCR in wildfowl and wading birds in England. Sequence analysis showed some viruses to be related to IBV.
Hughes
Laura A
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Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool, Neston, United Kingdom. lhughes@liverpool.ac.uk
Savage
Carol
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Naylor
Clive
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Bennett
Malcolm
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Chantrey
Julian
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Jones
Richard
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology*; D001717:Birds / Q000821:virology*; D002645:Chickens / Q000821:virology; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004739:England; D014644:Genetic Variation; D001351:Infectious bronchitis virus / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000235:genetics