Piscichuviral encephalitis in marine and freshwater chelonians: first evidence of jingchuviral disease
W. Laovechprasit, K. Young, B. A. Stacy, S. B. Tillis, R. J. Ossiboff, J. A. Vann, K. Subramaniam, D. Agnew, J. Zhang, S. Whitaker, A. Walker, A. M. Orgill, L. N. Howell, D. J. Shaver, J. B. Stanton
This study identifies three novel chuviruses as the cause of lymphocytic meningoencephalomyelitis in three aquatic turtles, providing the first in situ evidence of chuviral pathogenicity in animals.
bioRxiv · Feb 24, 2023Pathology