Ocurrence of rotavirus and picobirnavirus in wild and exotic avian from amazon forest

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 15; no. 9; p. e0008792
• Main Authors: Duarte Júnior, José Wandilson Barboza, Chagas, Elaine Hellen Nunes, Serra, Ana Carolina Silva, Souto, Lizandra Caroline Dos Santos, da Penha Júnior, Edvaldo Tavares, Bandeira, Renato da Silva, E Guimarães, Ricardo José de Paula Souza, Oliveira, Hanna Gabriela da Silva, Sousa, Thaymis Kiara Santos, Lopes, Cinthia Távora de Albuquerque, Domingues, Sheyla Farhayldes Souza, Pinheiro, Helder Henrique Costa, Malik, Yashpal Singh, Salvarani, Felipe Masiero, Mascarenhas, Joana D'Arc Pereira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.09.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Wild; Biodiversity; Biology and Life Sciences; Bird Diseases - epidemiology; Bird Diseases - virology; Birds; Brazil - epidemiology; Causes of; Dehydration; Diarrhea; Earth Sciences; Feces; Feces - virology; Forest birds; Fractures; Genes; Genetic aspects; Genomes; Genotype; Genotypes; Health aspects; Identification and classification; Laboratories; Malnutrition; Medicine and Health Sciences; Pathogens; People and places; Phylogeny; Picobirnavirus - genetics; Picobirnavirus - isolation & purification; Polymerase chain reaction; Risk factors; RNA polymerase; RNA virus infections; RNA Virus Infections - epidemiology; RNA Virus Infections - veterinary; RNA Virus Infections - virology; RNA viruses; Rotavirus; Rotavirus - genetics; Rotavirus - isolation & purification; Rotavirus Infections - epidemiology; Rotavirus Infections - veterinary; Rotavirus Infections - virology; Samples; Social Sciences; Statistics; Tropical diseases; Viruses; VP4 gene; VP7 gene; Wildlife diseases; Brazil; Amazon Basin
• ISSN: 1935-2735; 1935-2727; 1935-2735
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008792

The present study reports the occurrence of rotavirus A (RVA), rotavirus D (RVD), rotavirus F (RVF), rotavirus G (RVG), and picobirnavirus (PBV) in fecal specimens of wild (n = 22), and exotic birds (n = 1) from different cities of Pará state. These animals were hospitalized at Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Pará, Brazil, in a period from January 2018 to June 2019. The animals exhibited different clinical signs, such as diarrhea, malnutrition, dehydration, and fractures. The results showed 39.1% (9/23) of positivity for RVA by RT-qPCR. Among these, one sample (1/9) for the NSP3 gene of T2 genotype was characterized. About 88.9% (8/9) for the VP7 gene belonging to G1, G3 equine like and G6 genotypes, and 55.5% (5/9) for the VP4 gene of P[2] genotype were obtained. In the current study, approximately 4.5% of the samples (1/23) revealed coinfection for the RVA, RVD and RVF groups. Furthermore, picobirnavirus (PBV) was detected in one of the 23 samples tested, and was classified in the Genogroup I. The findings represent the first report of RVA, RVD, RVF, RVG, and PBV genotypes in wild birds in Brazil, and due to wide distribution it can implies potential impacts of RVs, and PBVs on avian health, and other animals contributing to construction of new knowledge, and care perspectives.