PMID- 33581328 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220111 LR - 20220111 IS - 1567-7257 (Electronic) IS - 1567-1348 (Linking) VI - 90 DP - 2021 Jun TI - Molecular characterization and pathogenicity of a fowl adenovirus serotype 4 isolated from peacocks associated with hydropericardium hepatitis syndrome. PG - 104766 LID - S1567-1348(21)00063-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104766 [doi] AB - In September 2019, a highly prevalent infectious disease caused severe hydropericardium hepatitis syndrome (HHS) in a peacock farm in Central China. The disease showed high mortality of 78.6% in 28-42 day-old peacocks. In this study, one strain of highly pathogenic fowl adenovirus serotype 4 (FAdV-4) was isolated from peacocks and designated as HN19. Molecular characterization of amino acid revealed that HN19 contains the same deletions as the dominate strains in chickens in China recently. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that HN19 showed higher homology with other FAdV-4 strains isolated from China, indicating that HN19 might originate from previously FAdV-4 predecessor in China. Experimental infection of the HN19 strain via intramuscular injection led to 100% mortality rate in 21-day-old specific pathogenic-free (SPF) chickens. To our knowledge, this represents the first report on the prevalence of FAdV-4 in peacocks. These results suggested that the potential risk of cross-species transmission of FAdV-4 from chickens to peacocks, highlighting the need for implementing strict biosecurity measures to avoid the mixing of different bird species. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Wang, Xinwei AU - Wang X AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. FAU - Li, Danyang AU - Li D AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. FAU - Deng, Yu AU - Deng Y AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. FAU - Yang, Xia AU - Yang X AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. FAU - Li, Yongtao AU - Li Y AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Zeng AU - Wang Z AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. FAU - Chang, Hongtao AU - Chang H AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. Electronic address: ndcht@163.com. FAU - Liu, Huimin AU - Liu H AD - College of Life Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. Electronic address: liuhuimin@henau.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210210 PL - Netherlands TA - Infect Genet Evol JT - Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases JID - 101084138 SB - IM MH - Adenoviridae Infections/*veterinary/virology MH - Animals MH - Aviadenovirus/*classification/*pathogenicity MH - Chickens MH - *Galliformes MH - Pericardial Effusion/*veterinary/virology MH - Poultry Diseases/*virology MH - Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms MH - Virulence OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cross-species OT - Fowl adenovirus serotype 4 OT - Hydropericardium hepatitis syndrome OT - Peacock EDAT- 2021/02/14 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/12 06:00 CRDT- 2021/02/13 20:10 PHST- 2021/01/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/02/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/02/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/02/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/02/13 20:10 [entrez] AID - S1567-1348(21)00063-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104766 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Infect Genet Evol. 2021 Jun;90:104766. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104766. Epub 2021 Feb 10.