Di Francesco Cristina E, Profeta Francesca, Romanucci Mariarita, Zuccarini Roberto, Altea Tiziana, Malatesta Daniela, Della Salda Leonardo, Marsilio Fulvio
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Loc. Piano D'Accio, 64100, Teramo, Italy.
Società Italiana Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva, SIMeVeP, Via Nizza 11, 00198, Rome, Italy.
Arch Virol. 2019 Jan;164(1):291-295. doi: 10.1007/s00705-018-4055-8. Epub 2018 Oct 5.
The identification of avian poxvirus and avian papillomavirus associated with cutaneous lesions in griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) by histopathology, electron microscopy and PCR analysis is reported. Sequence analysis of the fpv140 gene revealed 99% identity to two poxviruses obtained from a white-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and a common buzzard (Buteo buteo). Partial sequence of the papillomavirus L1 gene showed sequence similarity to papillomavirus LI genes from African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) (69% identity), duck (Anas platyrhynchos) (68% identity), and yellow-necked francolin (Francolinus leucoscepus) (66% identity). To date, this is the first identification of avian poxvirus and papillomavirus in griffon vultures and the first evidence of infection of both viruses in live wild birds.
报告了通过组织病理学、电子显微镜和聚合酶链反应（PCR）分析，在兀鹫（Gyps fulvus）中鉴定与皮肤病变相关的禽痘病毒和禽乳头瘤病毒。fpv140基因的序列分析显示，与从白尾海雕（Haliaeetus albicilla）和普通鵟（Buteo buteo）获得的两种痘病毒有99%的同一性。乳头瘤病毒L1基因的部分序列显示，与非洲灰鹦鹉（Psittacus erithacus）（同一性为69%）、鸭（Anas platyrhynchos）（同一性为68%）和黄颈鹧鸪（Francolinus leucoscepus）（同一性为66%）的乳头瘤病毒L1基因有序列相似性。迄今为止，这是首次在兀鹫中鉴定出禽痘病毒和乳头瘤病毒，也是这两种病毒在野生活禽中感染的首个证据。
