BRIEF RESEARCH REPORT article
Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics
This article is part of the Research TopicEmerging/Re-emerging Poultry Viruses, Volume IIView all 3 articles
Evidence of Goose Circovirus Identified in Muscovy Ducks
Provisionally accepted
- 1Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- 2Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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Goose circovirus (GoCV) has been found in waterfowl more than 20 years, causing considerable economic loss worldwide. In the present study, goose circovirus (designated DuGoCV) was identified in Muscovy ducks in China, with complete genomes were sequenced and analyzed. The genetic evolutionary characteristics and recombination patterns of different genotypes were examined. The DuGoCV strain shared genome sequence identities of 89.2– 95.9% with the GoCV reference strains and 67.0–67.1% with the DuCV reference strains. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the DuGoCV strain belongs to GoCV-III. These findings suggest possible cross-species transmission of GoCV between geese and Muscovy ducks, providing important insights for the prevention and control of GoCV infection.
Keywords: analysis, cross-species transmission, Genome, goose circovirus, Muscovy duck
Received: 16 Nov 2025; Accepted: 16 Feb 2026.
Copyright: © 2026 Zhang, Cheng, Tian, Huang, Wan, Yin and Chen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Yu Huang
Chunhe Wan
Guangwen Yin
Ye Chen
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