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A multispecies investigation to detect novel or existing AdVs in Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii; n=1,359), painted turtles (Chrysemys picta; n=270), and red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans; n=205) was performed across four counties in Illinois (with one site reaching into Wisconsin), USA, from 2016 to 2022. Sequence-confirmed AdVs were detected in Blanding's turtles (1.8%; n=24), painted turtles (13.0%; n=35), and red-eared sliders (8.8%; n=18). Ten AdVs, including 5 novel AdVs, were detected across the three species, with each species having 3\u20136 AdVs detected. Three AdVs were probably prey related, whereas the remaining seven AdVs were probably host-adapted AdVs, based on the absence of clinical signs of disease. The majority of AdVs detected were testadenoviruses; however, the siadenovirus Sulawesi tortoise adenovirus (STADV) was sequence confirmed in 1 Blanding's turtle, 15 painted turtles, and 10 red-eared sliders, all of which were free of clinical signs of disease. These results provide a baseline for the presence and diversity of AdVs in free-ranging turtles in Illinois, including evidence for a North American reservoir for STADV.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.7589\/jwd-d-24-00087","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,16]],"date-time":"2025-05-16T00:25:24Z","timestamp":1747355124000},"page":"370-381","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["DETECTION OF ADENOVIRUSES IN FREE-RANGING BLANDING'S TURTLES (EMYDOIDEA BLANDINGII), PAINTED TURTLES (CHRYSEMYS PICTA), AND RED-EARED SLIDERS (TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS) IN ILLINOIS, USA"],"prefix":"10.7589","volume":"61","author":[{"given":"Zachary C.","family":"Ready","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Wildlife Epidemiology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building, University of Illinois, 2001 S. 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