A POXVIRUS ISOLATED FROM SILVEREYES (Zosterops lateralis) FROM LOWER HUTT, NEW ZEALAND

Austin, F. J.; Bull, P. C.; Chaudry, M. A.

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-9.2.111

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“…In New Zealand, avipoxviruses were isolated from silvereyes (1), and a second report has been recorded of pox-like lesions in pipits (20). Thus although most reports have been based on observations of pox-like lesions suggesting that pox infections may be relatively common in wild birds in the Australasian region, there have been three reports of isolations from magpies (7, 12) and silvereyes (1).…”

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Isolation and characterization of avipoxviruses from wild birds in Western Australia

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Mackenzie

Lalor

1983

Archives of Virology

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Avipoxviruses were isolated from wart-like lesions in an Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) and a silvereye (Zosterops lateralis), and the poxvirus aetiology of wart-like lesions in a magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) was confirmed. The three viruses produced typical pock lesions on the chorioallantoic membrane of embryonated eggs and were able to replicate in trypsin-dispersed chick embryo fibroblast cultures but not confluent monolayer cultures. Pock neutralization and immunodiffusion studies showed that the three wild bird isolates were distinct from fowlpox, although antigenically closer to fowlpox than pigeonpox. The magpie and silvereye isolates were more closely related to each other than to the magpie-lark isolate.

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Isolation and characterization of avipoxviruses from wild birds in Western Australia

Annuar

Mackenzie

Lalor

1983

Archives of Virology

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“…'Indigenous' also has social, cultural, and scientific context shifts, as it is heavily influenced by the wider environment and understanding [31]. For instance, the bird Zosterops lateralis (silvereye or wax-eye/tauhou, meaning 'new arrival' in te reo Māori) is considered an indigenous species despite reportedly only arriving in Aotearoa New Zealand in the 1800s [32][33][34]. Although this study has distinguished viruses associated with indigenous and exotic species, some changes to virus designation may arise if new research reveals an alternative arrival history of a host.…”

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A National Catalogue of Viruses Associated with Indigenous Species Reveals High-Throughput Sequencing as a Driver of Indigenous Virus Discovery

Robson

Chooi

Blouin

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Viruses are important constituents of ecosystems, with the capacity to alter host phenotype and performance. However, virus discovery cued by disease symptoms overlooks latent or beneficial viruses, which are best detected using targeted virus detection or discovered by non-targeted methods, e.g., high-throughput sequencing (HTS). To date, in 64 publications, 701 viruses have been described associated with indigenous species of Aotearoa New Zealand. Viruses were identified in indigenous birds (189 viruses), bats (13 viruses), starfish (4 viruses), insects (280 viruses), and plants (126 viruses). HTS gave rise to a 21.9-fold increase in virus discovery rate over the targeted methods, and 72.7-fold over symptom-based methods. The average number of viruses reported per publication has also increased proportionally over time. The use of HTS has driven the described national virome recently by 549 new-to-science viruses; all are indigenous. This report represents the first catalogue of viruses associated with indigenous species of a country. We provide evidence that the application of HTS to samples of Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique fauna and flora has driven indigenous virus discovery, a key step in the process to understand the role of viruses in the biological diversity and ecology of the land, sea, and air environments of a country.

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“…The vertebrate poxviruses are divided into eight genera (Moyer et al 2000), and in New Zealand, poxviruses of the avipoxvirus (Austin et al 1973) and parapoxvirus genera have been reported in animals. The parapoxviruses in New Zealand include pseudocowpox virus (PCPV) and bovine papular stomatitis virus (BPSV) affecting cattle, orf virus or contagious ecthyma mainly affecting sheep, and parapoxvirus of red deer (Cervus elaphus) (PVNZ) (Horner et al 1987;Mercer and Haig 1999).…”

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Recurrent localised cutaneous parapoxvirus infection in three cats

Fairley¹,

Whelan

Mercer

2008

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

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A POXVIRUS ISOLATED FROM SILVEREYES (Zosterops lateralis) FROM LOWER HUTT, NEW ZEALAND

Cited by 16 publications

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Isolation and characterization of avipoxviruses from wild birds in Western Australia

Isolation and characterization of avipoxviruses from wild birds in Western Australia

A National Catalogue of Viruses Associated with Indigenous Species Reveals High-Throughput Sequencing as a Driver of Indigenous Virus Discovery

Recurrent localised cutaneous parapoxvirus infection in three cats

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