Umatilla virus in zoo-dwelling cape penguins with hepatitis, Germany

Mirolo, Monica; Roi, Madeleine, de le; Dörnberg, Katja, von; Kaiser, Franziska; Fayyad, Adnan; Puff, Christina; Voigt, Ulrich; Siebert, Ursula; Ludlow, Martin; Baumgärtner, Wolfgang; Osterhaus, Albert

doi:10.3201/eid3012.240498

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Umatilla virus in zoo-dwelling cape penguins with hepatitis, Germany

Mirolo, Monica ; Roi, Madeleine de le ; Dörnberg, Katja von; Kaiser, Franziska ; Fayyad, Adnan; Puff, Christina ; Voigt, Ulrich ; Siebert, Ursula ; Ludlow, Martin ; Baumgärtner, Wolfgang ; Osterhaus, Albert

Analysis of liver tissue from a Cape penguin that died with hepatitis at a zoo in Germany revealed Umatilla virus. Testing uncovered Umatilla virus RNA in samples from 2 other deceased Cape penguins at the zoo. Our results expand knowledge of the prevalence of this virus in bird species across Germany.