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Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020
Dispatch

Shuni Virus in Wildlife and Nonequine Domestic Animals, South Africa

Jumari Steyn, Pebetsi Motlou, Charmaine van Eeden, Marthi Pretorius, Voula I. Stivaktas, June Williams, Louwtjie P. Snyman, Peter E. Buss, Brianna Beechler, Anna Jolles, Eva Perez-Martin, Jan G. Myburgh, Johan Steyl, and Marietjie VenterComments to Author 
Author affiliations: University of Pretoria Faculty of Health, Pretoria, South Africa (J. Steyn, P. Motlou, C. van Eeden, M. Pretorius, V.I. Stivaktas, M. Venter); University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science, Pretoria (J. Williams, J.G. Myburgh, J. Steyl); Durban Natural Science Museum, Durban, South Africa (L.P. Snyman); South African National Parks, Kruger National Park, South Africa (P.E. Buss); Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA (B. Beechler, A. Jolles); The Pirbright Institute, Woking, UK (E. Perez-Martin)

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Table 1

Animals that tested positive for Shuni virus by real-time reverse transcription PCR, South Africa, 2010–2018*

Animal type ID No. positive/ no. tested % Positive (95% CI) Province where submitted Positive specimen Clinical signs Co-infection
Domestic bovid
 ZRU116/18
 1/93
 1.1 (0.0–3.1)
 North West
 Spleen
 SUD
White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
 MVA11/10 2/62 3.2 (0.0–7.6) Limpopo CNS Neurologic MIDV
ZRU137/18
Free State
Sable (Hippotragus niger)
 ZRU419/17 2/50 4.0 (0.0–9.4) North West Spleen Hemorrhagic Theileriosis
ZRU121/18
Limpopo
Warthog (Phaecocherus africanus)
 MVA35/10
 1/15
 6.7 (0.0–19.3)
 Limpopo
 CNS
 Neurologic, respiratory
Buffalo (Syncerus caffra)
 MVA43/10 4/54 7.4 (0.4–14.4) Limpopo CNS, whole blood Neurologic, respiratory
ZRU77/18 Limpopo
ZRU97/18 Limpopo
ZRU166/18
Limpopo
Monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
 ZRU119/18
 1/13
 7.8 (0.0–22.2)
 North West
 CNS
 SUD
Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
 MVA08/10
 1/12
 8.3 (0.0–24.0)
 Limpopo
 CNS
 Neurologic
Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
 ZRU172/18
 1/10
 10.0 (0.0–28–6)
 Western Cape
 CNS
 Neurologic, respiratory
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
 ZRU87/18
 1/5
 20 (0.0–55.0)
 North West
 Whole blood
 SUD
 WNV
Springbok (Antidorcus marsupialis)†
 ZRU261/17/3
 1/4
 25.0 (0.0–67.4)
 Gauteng
 Spleen
 Neurologic
Wildlife 12/361 3.3 (1.5–5.1)
Domestic animals 2/196 1.1 (0.0–2.5)
Avian
1/51
 2.0 (0.0–5.8)
Total 15/608 2.5 (1.2–3.7)

*CNS, central nervous system; MIDV, Middelburg virus; SUD, sudden unexpected death; WNV, West Nile virus.
†Cluster with Sango virus.

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