Key result
A novel ostrich parvovirus (OsPV) was detected in 67 of 68 samples from paralyzed ostrich nestlings across four regions in China, and phylogenetic analysis revealed it is closely related to goose parvovirus.
Why the study?
Ostrich diseases characterized by paralysis have been breaking out in broad areas of China since 2015, causing major damage to the ostrich breeding industry.
Observational (n=68)
Yes
This study provides the first report of a parvovirus in ostriches, contributing new information about its evolution and epidemiology in China.
May implicate novel parvovirus in ostrich paralysis; leaves open causality and requires experimental validation before surveillance implications.
Ostrich diseases characterized by paralysis have been breaking out in broad areas of China since 2015, causing major damage to the ostrich breeding industry in China. This report describes a parvovirus detected in ostriches from four different regions. The entire genomes of four parvovirus strains were sequenced following amplification by PCR, and we conducted comprehensive analysis of the ostrich parvovirus genome. Results showed that the length genomes of the parvovirus contained two open reading frames. Ostrich parvovirus (OsPV) is a branch of goose parvovirus (GPV). Genetic distance analysis revealed a close relationship between the parvovirus and goose parvovirus strains from China, with the closest being the 2016 goose parvovirus RC16 strain from Chongqing. This is the first report of a parvovirus in ostriches. However, whether OsPV is the pathogen of ostrich paralysis remains uncertain. This study contributes new information about the evolution and epidemiology of parvovirus in China, which provides a new way for the study of paralysis in ostriches.
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Yuan et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Ostrich paralysis (n=68). Ostrich parvovirus (OsPV) infection was evaluated on Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of OsPV. A novel ostrich parvovirus (OsPV) was detected in 67 of 68 samples from paralyzed ostrich nestlings across four regions in China, and phylogenetic analysis revealed it is closely related to goose parvovirus.
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