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Detection of herpesviruses in pudus from Chile
The objective of our study was to determine the occurrence and the genetic diversity of herpesvirus in captive and free-ranging pudus from Chile. Herpesvirus infection was assessed in blood samples from 76 pudus from central and southern Chile using a pan-herpesviral PCR assay. Herpesvirus was confirmed in five pudus (6.6%; 95% CI: 1.0-12.1%), including three involved in a non-diagnosed CaHV-2 MCF outbreak. Besides, a novel sequence of the polymerase gene was obtained in a wild pudu, tentatively classified as pudu Gammaherpesvirus 1, with less than 89% of identity to other herpesviruses.
The objective of our study was to determine the occurrence and the genetic diversity of herpesvirus in captive and free-ranging pudus from Chile. Herpesvirus infection was assessed in blood samples from 76 pudus from central and southern Chile using a pan-herpesviral PCR assay. Herpesvirus was confirmed in five pudus (6.6%; 95% CI: 1.0-12.1%), including three involved in a non-diagnosed CaHV-2 MCF outbreak. Besides, a novel sequence of the polymerase gene was obtained in a wild pudu, tentatively classified as pudu Gammaherpesvirus 1, with less than 89% of identity to other herpesviruses.