Genetically diverse herpesviruses in South American Atlantic coast seabirds.
Different herpesviruses have been associated with respiratory and enteric disease and mortality among seabirds and waterfowl.In 2011, a respiratory disease outbreak affected 58.3% (98/168) of the Magellanic penguins undergoing rehabilitation due to an oil spill off the southern Brazilian coast.Etiology was attributed to a novel herpesvirus identifi