Genetic characterization of Cacipacoré virus from ticks collected in São Paulo State, Brazil

Arch Virol. 2017 Jun;162(6):1783-1786. doi: 10.1007/s00705-017-3279-3. Epub 2017 Feb 20.

Abstract

Cacipacoré virus (CPCV) is a potential emerging virus classified in the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae. In the present study, we present the genetic characterization of a CPCV isolated from ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) collected from a sick capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in São Paulo State, Brazil. The CPCV isolate shares the typical genomic organization of flaviviruses with 10,857 nucleotides in length and a single open reading frame of 10,284 nucleotides encoding a polyprotein of 3,427 amino acids. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that CPCV is unique, as a potentially tick-borne virus, in the Japanese encephalitis virus serogroup.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arachnid Vectors / virology*
  • Brazil
  • Flavivirus / classification
  • Flavivirus / genetics*
  • Flavivirus / isolation & purification*
  • Flavivirus Infections / transmission
  • Flavivirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Flavivirus Infections / virology
  • Genome, Viral
  • Phylogeny
  • Rodent Diseases / transmission
  • Rodent Diseases / virology*
  • Rodentia
  • Ticks / virology*
  • Viral Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • Viral Proteins