DEAR EDITOR,Astroviruses are known to cause gastroenteritis and diarrhea symptoms in various hosts.However,no information is currently available on any donkey astrovirus genome.In this study,we collected six intestina...DEAR EDITOR,Astroviruses are known to cause gastroenteritis and diarrhea symptoms in various hosts.However,no information is currently available on any donkey astrovirus genome.In this study,we collected six intestinal samples from donkey foals that died of severe diarrhea on a donkey farm in Shandong Province,China,in 2021.Based on metagenomic nextgeneration sequencing,a nearly complete donkey astrovirus 1(DAstV-1)sequence was detected as the only possible diarrhea-related mammalian virus.展开更多
Previous studies have identified multiple viruses in dead or severely diseased pangolins,but descriptions of the virome in healthy pangolins are lacking.This poses a greater risk of cross-species transmission due to p...Previous studies have identified multiple viruses in dead or severely diseased pangolins,but descriptions of the virome in healthy pangolins are lacking.This poses a greater risk of cross-species transmission due to poor preventive awareness and frequent interactions with breeders.In this study,we investigated the viral composition of 34 pangolins with no signs of disease at the time of sampling and characterized a large number of arthropodassociated viruses belonging to 11 families and vertebrate viruses belonging to eight families,including those with pathogenic potential in humans and animals.Several important vertebrate viruses were identified in the pangolins,including parvovirus,pestivirus,and picobirnavirus.The picobirnavirus was clustered with human and grey teal picobirnaviruses.Viruses with cross-species transmission ability were also identified,including circovirus,rotavirus,and astrovirus.Our study revealed that pangolins are frequently exposed to arthropod-associated viruses in the wild and can carry many vertebrate viruses under natural conditions.This study provides important insights into the virome of pangolins,underscoring the importance of monitoring potential pathogens in healthy pangolins to prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases in domesticated animals and humans.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFA0903000,2021YFC0863400)Key Project of Beijing University of Chemical Technology (XK1803-06)Donkey Industry Innovation Team Program of Modern Agricultural Technology System from Shandong Province,China (SDAIT-27)。
文摘DEAR EDITOR,Astroviruses are known to cause gastroenteritis and diarrhea symptoms in various hosts.However,no information is currently available on any donkey astrovirus genome.In this study,we collected six intestinal samples from donkey foals that died of severe diarrhea on a donkey farm in Shandong Province,China,in 2021.Based on metagenomic nextgeneration sequencing,a nearly complete donkey astrovirus 1(DAstV-1)sequence was detected as the only possible diarrhea-related mammalian virus.
基金supported by the State Key Research Development Program of China(2019YFC1200500,2019YFC1200502)National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFA0903000,2020YFC2005405,2020YFA0712100,2020YFC0840805,2021YFC0863400)Key Project of Beijing University of Chemical Technology(XK1803-06)。
文摘Previous studies have identified multiple viruses in dead or severely diseased pangolins,but descriptions of the virome in healthy pangolins are lacking.This poses a greater risk of cross-species transmission due to poor preventive awareness and frequent interactions with breeders.In this study,we investigated the viral composition of 34 pangolins with no signs of disease at the time of sampling and characterized a large number of arthropodassociated viruses belonging to 11 families and vertebrate viruses belonging to eight families,including those with pathogenic potential in humans and animals.Several important vertebrate viruses were identified in the pangolins,including parvovirus,pestivirus,and picobirnavirus.The picobirnavirus was clustered with human and grey teal picobirnaviruses.Viruses with cross-species transmission ability were also identified,including circovirus,rotavirus,and astrovirus.Our study revealed that pangolins are frequently exposed to arthropod-associated viruses in the wild and can carry many vertebrate viruses under natural conditions.This study provides important insights into the virome of pangolins,underscoring the importance of monitoring potential pathogens in healthy pangolins to prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases in domesticated animals and humans.
