Analysis of liver tissue from a Cape penguin that died with hepatitis at a zoo in Germany revealed Umatilla virus. Testing uncovered Umatilla virus RNA in samples from 2 other deceased Cape penguins at the zoo. Our results expand knowledge of the prevalence of this virus in bird species across Germany.
Keywords: Cape penguins; Germany; Umatilla virus; hepatitis; serology; systemic; viruses; wild birds; zoo; zoonoses.