title: First detection and molecular characterization of Nebovirus in Brazil.
abstract: Nebovirus is a new genus of viruses belonging to the Caliciviridae family recently characterized in cattle, and is associated with gastrointestinal disorders, such as diarrhoea, anorexia and intestinal lesions particularly in calves. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of neboviruses in Brazilian cattle and analyse phylogenetically the virus strains detected. A prevalence of 4·8% of neboviruses in faecal samples from 62 head of cattle from different Brazilian states was detected. All positive animals were aged 96·0% nt (100% aa) sequence identity between the virus sequences in this study and >88·8% nt (>94·4% aa) identity with Newbury1/UK. Our results indicate, for the first time, the occurrence of neboviruses in Brazil as well as in South America, and the first Newbury1-like nebovirus found outside the UK.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering,University of São Paulo (FZEA/USP),São Paulo,Brazil.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Candido
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering,University of São Paulo (FZEA/USP),São Paulo,Brazil.
authors.forename: A L F
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Alencar
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering,University of São Paulo (FZEA/USP),São Paulo,Brazil.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Almeida-Queiroz
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Reproduction,São Paulo State University (UNESP),São Paulo,Brazil.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Buzinaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering,University of São Paulo (FZEA/USP),São Paulo,Brazil.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Munin
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering,University of São Paulo (FZEA/USP),São Paulo,Brazil.
authors.forename: S H S
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Analysis,Faculty of Pharmacy,Alfenas Federal University (UNIFAL),Minas Gerais,Brazil.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Livonesi
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering,University of São Paulo (FZEA/USP),São Paulo,Brazil.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering,University of São Paulo (FZEA/USP),São Paulo,Brazil.
authors.forename: R L M
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sousa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002139:Caliciviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
keywords: Caliciviridae; cattle diseases; diarrhoea; molecular epidemiology