Limited evidence of intercontinental dispersal of avian paramyxovirus serotype 4 by migratory birds

Andrew B Reeves; Rebecca L Poulson; Denys Muzyka; Haruko Ogawa; Kunitoshi Imai; Vuong Nghia Bui; Jeffrey S Hall; Mary Pantin-Jackwood; David E Stallknecht; Andrew M Ramey

doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2016.02.031

Limited evidence of intercontinental dispersal of avian paramyxovirus serotype 4 by migratory birds

Infect Genet Evol. 2016 Jun:40:104-108. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.02.031. Epub 2016 Feb 27.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, USA. Electronic address: areeves@usgs.gov.
² Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, The University of Georgia, 589 D. W. Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
³ National Scientific Center Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Pushkinska Street 83, 61023, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
⁴ Diagnostic Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 2-11 Inada, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.
⁵ US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA.
⁶ Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, U.S. National Poultry Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Athens, Georgia 30677, USA.
⁷ US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, USA. Electronic address: aramey@usgs.gov.

Abstract

Avian paramyxovirus serotype 4 (APMV-4) is a single stranded RNA virus that has most often been isolated from waterfowl. Limited information has been reported regarding the prevalence, pathogenicity, and genetic diversity of AMPV-4. To assess the intercontinental dispersal of this viral agent, we sequenced the fusion gene of 58 APMV-4 isolates collected in the United States, Japan and the Ukraine and compared them to all available sequences on GenBank. With only a single exception the phylogenetic clades of APMV-4 sequences were monophyletic with respect to their continents of origin (North America, Asia and Europe). Thus, we detected limited evidence for recent intercontinental dispersal of APMV-4 in this study.

Keywords: Avian paramyxovirus serotype 4; Dispersal, intercontinental; Migratory bird.

Published by Elsevier B.V.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Avulavirus / classification
Avulavirus / genetics*
Avulavirus Infections / transmission*
Avulavirus Infections / veterinary
Birds / virology*
Evolution, Molecular
Japan
Phylogeny
Sequence Analysis, RNA / methods*
Ukraine
United States
Viral Proteins / genetics

Substances

Viral Proteins

Grants and funding

HHSN272201400006C/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States