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Skunk amdoparvovirus (, SKAV) is closely related to Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) and circulates primarily in striped skunks () in North America. SKAV poses a threat to mustelid species due to reported isolated infections of captive American mink () in British Columbia, Canada. We detected SKAV in a captive striped skunk in a German zoo by metagenomic sequencing. The pathological findings are dominated by lymphoplasmacellular inflammation and reveal similarities to its relative , the causative agent of Aleutian mink disease. Phylogenetic analysis of the whole genome demonstrated 94.80% nucleotide sequence identity to a sequence from Ontario, Canada. This study is the first case description of a SKAV infection outside of North America.
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