Umatilla Virus in Zoo-Dwelling Cape Penguins with Hepatitis, Germany

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2024 Nov 26

PMID 39592416

Authors

Monica Mirolo

Madeleine de le Roi

Katja von Dornberg

Franziska Kaiser

Adnan Fayyad

Christina Puff

Ulrich Voigt

Ursula Siebert

Martin Ludlow

Wolfgang Baumgartner

Albert Osterhaus

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Abstract

Analysis of liver tissue from a Cape penguin that died with hepatitis at a zoo in Germany revealed Umatilla virus. Testing uncovered Umatilla virus RNA in samples from 2 other deceased Cape penguins at the zoo. Our results expand knowledge of the prevalence of this virus in bird species across Germany.

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