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Whole genome analysis of a novel neurotropic bovine astrovirus detected in a Japanese black steer with non-suppurative encephalomyelitis in Japan.
Archives of virology - 1 Oct 2018
Hirashima Yoshimasa, Okada Daisuke, Shibata Shoichi, Yoshida Shu, Fujisono Shoichiro, Omatsu Tsutomu, Mizutani Tetsuya, Nagai Makoto
Abstract excerpt
While neurotropic bovine astroviruses (BoAstVs) have been identified in North America and Europe, their presence has never been reported in Asia. In this study, we detected BoAstV in the brain of a steer showing neurological signs. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the identified virus belongs to the Virginia/Human-Mink-Ovine clade, which contains most of the neurotropic astroviruses including the neurotropic...
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