G18P or RVA/pigeon-wt/AUS/VIC/2016/G18P[17] is a strain of Rotavirus A[1] infecting and killing domestic pigeons. This disease is found in Western Australia, Victoria, and South Australia.[2]
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Duplornaviricota |
| Class: | Resentoviricetes |
| Order: | Reovirales |
| Family: | Sedoreoviridae |
| Genus: | Rotavirus |
| Species: | |
| Strain: | RVA/pigeon-wt/AUS/VIC/2016/G18P(17)
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References edit
- ^ McCowan, Christina; Crameri, Sandra; Kocak, Ayfer; Shan, Songhua; Fegan, Mark; Forshaw, David; Rubbenstroth, Dennis; Chen, Honglei; Holmes, Clare; Harper, Jenni; Dearnley, Megan; Batovska, Jana; Bergfeld, Jemma; Walker, Colin; Wang, Jianning (September 11, 2018). "A novel group A Rotavirus associated with acute illness and hepatic necrosis in pigeons (Columba livia), in Australia". PLOS ONE. 13 (9): e0203853. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1303853M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0203853. ISSN 1932-6203. OCLC 7844459768. PMC 6133385. PMID 30204797.
- ^ "Are Australia's native pigeons sitting ducks?". Phys.org. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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