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Novel avian coronavirus and fulminating disease in guinea fowl, France.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2014
Liais Etienne, Croville Guillaume, Mariette Jérôme, Delverdier Maxence, Lucas Marie-Noëlle, Klopp Christophe, Lluch Jérôme, Donnadieu Cécile, Guy James S, Corrand Léni, Ducatez Mariette F, Guérin Jean-Luc
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For decades, French guinea fowl have been affected by fulminating enteritis of unclear origin. By using metagenomics, we identified a novel avian gammacoronavirus associated with this disease that is distantly related to turkey coronaviruses. Fatal respiratory diseases in humans have recently bee...
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