Pestivirus infection was identified in 16 of 17 chamois during an outbreak of a previously unreported disease in Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica) in northeastern Spain in 2001–02. By analysis of the 5′ noncoding regions of the virus, we assigned it to the border disease virus cluster with pairwise similarity values ranging from 82.1% to 88.1%. It will be important to investigate the association of this pestivirus with disease in Pyrenean chamois.
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1 October 2004
Molecular Identification of a New Pestivirus Associated with Increased Mortality in the Pyrenean Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica) in Spain
Ana Hurtado,
Gorka Aduriz,
Nieves Gómez,
Beatriz Oporto,
Ramón A. Juste,
Santiago Lavin,
Jorge R. Lopez-Olvera,
lgnasi Marco
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 40 • No. 4
October 2004
Vol. 40 • No. 4
October 2004
Border disease virus
chamois
pestivirus
reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
Rupicapra pyrenaica