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. 2017 Oct 27;243:91–105. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.10.017

Table 1.

Summary of Antarctic bird- and mammal-associated viruses detected through serological approaches.


Virus taxonomy


Notes
ID Order family genus Virus Host Method Sample Location Year of collection Reference
1 Mononegavirales Paramyxoviridae Avulavirus Avian paramyxovirus Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) Hemagglutination-inhibition, immunodiffusion tests, morphology
2/42 serum samples with antibodies to NDV, cloacal swabs
Wilkes base

Morgan and Westbury (1981)
2 Hemagglutination-inhibition, immunodiffusion tests, morphology
serum, 2 APMV viruses isolated from 550 cloacal swabs
Peterson Island, Midgley Island, Shirley Island, Cameron Island, d'Urville (Casey station)

Morgan and Westbury (1981)
3 Virus isolation, Haemagglutination test
Serum samples and cloacal swabs
Vestfold Hills
December 1981
Morgan and Westbury (1988)
4
Indirect ELISA, electron microscopy
Cloacal swab, serum
Ross Island
1978
Austin and Webster (1993)
5 Royal penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
Hemagglutination-inhibition, immunodiffusion tests, morphology
Cloacal samples
Macquarie Island

Morgan et al. (1981)
5 King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Hemagglutination-inhibition, immunodiffusion tests, morphology
Cloaca samples
Macquarie Island

Morgan et al. (1981)
7 South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) Indirect ELISA, electron microscopy
Serum
Ross Island
1978, 1986
Austin and Webster (1993)
8


Haemagglutination-inhibition test
Serum samples and cloacal swabs
Davis station
November/December 1999
Miller et al. (2008)
9 Morbillivirus Canine distemper virus Leopard seal (Hydrurda leptonyx)
CDV-like antibodies detected through microneutralization test using two CDV strains and a phocine distemper virus isolate
2/3 serum samples tested positive
Antarctic peninsula
1989
Bengtson et al. (1991)
10 Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) CDV-like antibodies detected through microneutralization test using two CDV strains and a phocine distemper virus isolate 35% serum samples tested positive for CDV Antarctic peninsula January/March 1989 Bengtson et al. (1991)

11 Unassigned Orthomyxoviridae Influenzavirus Influenza A virus Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) Hemagglutination-inhibition, immunodiffusion tests
Serum
Peterson Island (Casey)

Morgan et al. (1981)
12 Hemagglutination-inhibition, Neuraminidase-inhibition tests
Serum
Ross Island
1978
Austin and Webster (1993)
13
Hemagglutination-inhibition test against H1N1, H3N2, H5N1, and H7N2 antigens
Serum
Hope Bay
December–March, 1998, 2001, and 2002
Baumeister et al. (2004)
14 South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) Indirect ELISA, Hemagglutination-inhibition tests
Serum
Ross Island
1978, 1986
Austin and Webster (1993)
15 Capture ELISA
Serum and cloacal swabs
Davis station
November/December 1999
Miller et al. (2008)
16
Hemagglutination inhibition test against H1N1, H3N2, H5N1, and H7N2 antigens
Serum
Potter peninsula and Hope Bay
December–March, 1998, 2001, and 2002
Baumeister et al. (2004)
17 Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica)
Hemagglutination inhibition test against H1N1, H3N2, H5N1, and H7N2 antigens
Serum
Potter peninsula
December-March, 1998, 2001, and 2002
Baumeister et al. (2004)
18 Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) Hemagglutination inhibition test against H1N1, H3N2, H5N1, and H7N2 antigens
Serum
Potter peninsula
December-March, 1998, 2001, and 2002
Baumeister et al. (2004)
19
Influenzavirus type A virus antibody ELISA kit

Bird Island
1996

20


Giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
Hemagglutination inhibition test against H1N1, H3N2, H5N1, and H7N2 antigens
Serum
Potter peninsula and Harmony peninsula
December–March, 1998, 2001, and 2002
Baumeister et al. (2004)
21 Birnaviridae Avibirnavirus Infectious bursal disease virus Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) Virus neutralization tests, IBDV serotype 1 and 2 antibodies
High titer of neutralizing antibodies detected in 2.6% or 133 penguins
Mawson station
1995/96 summer
Gardner et al. (1997)
22
Virus neutralization tests to measure antibody titers to IBDV serotype 1
Seroprevalence 7.7%, no significant difference between locations or years. Highly significant titres were obtained from 1.8% of birds
Mawson coast, Davis Coast, Terra Nova Bay
November–February 1996-2002
Watts et al. (2009)
23 Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) Virus neutralization tests, IBDV serotype 1 and 2 antibodies
High titer of neutralizing antibodies detected in 65.4% of 53 penguins
Mawson station
1995/96 summer
Gardner et al. (1997)
24
Virus neutralization tests to measure antibody titers to IBDV serotype 1

Auster Rookery, Amanda Bay rookery, Cape Washington rookery
November–February 1996–2001
Watts et al. (2009)
25 King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Virus neutralization tests, IBDV serotype 1 and 2 antibodies, cough and conjunctivitis clinical signs
Serum of adults and chicks
sub-Antarctic Iles Crozet
November 1996-February 1997
Gauthier-Clerc et al. (2002)
26 South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) Antibody neutralization test
Serum and cloacal swab
Davis station
November/December 1999
Miller et al. (2008)
27



Virus neutralization tests to measure antibody titers to IBDV serotype 1
Antibodies detected in 11.8% of individuals, Significant difference in prevalence between sample years
Vestfolds, Davis station
November–February 1999–2002
Watts et al. (2009)
28 Flaviviridae Flavivirus South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) Capture ELISA Serum samples and cloacal swabs Davis station November/December 1999 Miller et al. (2008)

29 Herpesvirales Herpesviridae Varicellovirus Phocid alphaherpesvirus 1 Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii)
Indirect ELISA using PhHV-1 as antigen, serum neutralization test
Serum
Queen Maud Land
2001
Tryland et al. (2012)
30 Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) Indirect ELISA using PhHV-1 as antigen, serum neutralization test
Serum
Queen Maud Land
2001
Tryland et al. (2012)
31
Testing for neutralizing antibodies against phocine, feline and canine herspevirus using either microneutralization or by neutralizing peroxidase-linked antibody assay
Serum
Weddell Sea
1990
Harder et al. (1991)
32 Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) Indirect ELISA using PhHV-1 as antigen, serum neutralization test (SNT)
Serum
Queen Maud Land
2001
Tryland et al. (2012)
33
Testing for neutralizing antibodies against phocine, feline and canine herspevirus using either microneutralization or by neutralizing peroxidase-linked antibody assay
Serum
Weddell Sea
1990
Harder et al. (1991) and Stenvers et al. (1992)
34 Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazelle) Indirect ELISA using PhHV-1 as antigen Serum Bouvet Island 2000–2001, 2001–2002 Tryland et al. (2012)

CDV: Canine distemper virus.

ELISA: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

IBDV: Infectious bursal disease virus.