Whole-Genome Sequence of Cervid atadenovirus A from the Initial Cases of an Adenovirus Hemorrhagic Disease Epizootic of Black-Tailed Deer in Canada

A complete 30416-nucleotide Cervid atadenovirus A genome was determined from the tissues of black-tailed deer that had died in 2020 in British Columbia, Canada. Unique, nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the E1B, Iva2, and E4.3 coding regions and deletions totaling 74 nucleotides that were not observed in moose and red deer isolates were present.

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A complete 30416-nucleotide Cervid atadenovirus A genome was identified and analyzed from tissues of black-tailed deer in British Columbia, Canada that died in 2020. Unique nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the E1B, Iva2, and E4.3 coding regions, as well as a deletion of 74 nucleotides, were found, which were not observed in isolates from moose and red deer.