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Detection of noroviruses in free-ranging jaguars (Panthera onca) in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Archives of virology - 1 Jul 2018
da Silveira Marcelo Marques, Candido Stéfhano Luis, Dutra Valéria, Miyazaki Selma Samiko, Nakazato Luciano
Abstract excerpt
Nine free-ranging jaguars (Panthera onca) were captured, and rectal swabs were collected in the Pantanal of Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction specific for noroviruses was performed. Six jaguars (66.6%) tested positive for norovirus genotype GII.11.
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